Physical and transcriptional organization of the ribosomal RNA genes of the savannah-type Trypanosoma congolense

• Published in: Parasitology research (1987) Vol. 87; no. 6; pp. 431 - 438
• Main Authors: URAKAWA, T, MAJIWA, P. A. O
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Springer 01.06.2001
• Subjects: Animals; Base Sequence; Biochemistry. Physiology. Immunology. Molecular biology; Biological and medical sciences; Cloning, Molecular; DNA, Protozoan - analysis; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genomics; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Protozoa; RNA, Protozoan - analysis; RNA, Ribosomal - genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Systematics. Geographical distribution. Morphology. Cytology; Transcription, Genetic; Trypanosoma congolense - classification; Trypanosoma congolense - genetics; Kinetoplastida; Protozoa; Host parasite relation; Protozoal disease; Nucleotide sequence; Transcription; Taxonomy; Interspecific comparison; Chemotaxonomy; Parasite; Gene organization; Parasitosis; Phylogeny; African sickness; Gene expression; 18S-RNA; Subunit; Infection; Ribosomal RNA; Trypanosoma congolense; Trypanosoma brucei; Trypanosomiasis

Ribosomal RNA genes have been cloned from the major species of African trypanosomes. Complete nucleotide sequence composition of the small subunit (SSU) and portions of the large subunit (LSU) ribosomal RNA genes was determined for each of these trypanosome species. In contrast to the situation in T...