Mitochondrial DNAs provide insight into trypanosome phylogeny and molecular evolution

Abstract Background Trypanosomes are single-celled eukaryotic parasites characterised by the unique biology of their mitochondrial DNA. African livestock trypanosomes impose a major burden on agriculture across sub-Saharan Africa, but are poorly understood compared to those that cause sleeping sickn...

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Main Authors: C. Kay, T. A. Williams, W. Gibson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-020-01701-9