Relationship between biological behaviour and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA profiles of Trypanosoma cruzi strains

Once known some biological characteristics of six Trypanosoma cruzi strains, randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis was made. Cluster analysis by UPGMA (unweighted pair group method analysis) was then applied both to biological parameters and RAPD profiles. Inspection of the UPGMA phenog...

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Published inMemórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Vol. 96; no. 2; pp. 251 - 256
Main Authors Martínez-Díaz, R A, Escario, J A, Nogal-Ruiz, J J, Gómez-Barrio, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Brazil Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 01.02.2001
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Subjects
Animals
Behavior, Animal - physiology
characterization
DNA, Protozoan - analysis
Genetic Heterogeneity
PARASITOLOGY
Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique - methods
randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)
strains
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Trypanosoma cruzi
Trypanosoma cruzi - genetics
Trypanosoma cruzi - physiology
strains
characterization
randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)
Trypanosoma cruzi
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Summary:Once known some biological characteristics of six Trypanosoma cruzi strains, randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis was made. Cluster analysis by UPGMA (unweighted pair group method analysis) was then applied both to biological parameters and RAPD profiles. Inspection of the UPGMA phenograms indicates identical clusters, so supporting that usefulness of biological parameters to characterization of T. cruzi strains still remains.
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ISSN:0074-0276
1678-8060
0074-0276
1678-8060
DOI:10.1590/S0074-02762001000200020