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Trypanosoma brucei: Inheritance of Kinetoplast DNA Maxicircles in a Genetic Cross and Their Segregation during Vegetative Growth by Turner, C.M.R., Hide, G., Buchanan, N., Tait, A.

“…The inheritance of maxicircle DNA was determined using a polymorphic EcoRI restriction site in the maxicircle variable region. In 11 hybrid progeny from a…”
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Evolutionary relationships between the Plasmodium falciparum rif gene family and related multigene families in five species of malaria by Janssen, C.S., Phillips, R.S., Turner, C.M.R.

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Trypanosoma evansi: Genetic variability detected using amplified restriction fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis of Kenyan isolates by Masiga, Daniel K., Ndung’u, Kariuki, Tweedie, Alison, Tait, Andrew, Turner, C. Michael R.

“…We compared two methods to generate polymorphic markers to investigate the population genetics of Trypanosoma evansi; random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)…”
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Similarity in variable antigen type composition of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense populations in different sites within the mouse host by Turner, C M, Hunter, C A, Barry, J D, Vickerman, K

“…Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense subpopulations in different sites within the body of infected mice were isolated and enumerated on day 6 of cyclically…”
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A high level of mixed Trypanosoma brucei infections in tsetse flies detected by three hypervariable minisatellites by MacLeod, Annette, Turner, C.Michael R., Tait, Andy

“…The issue of whether genetic exchange occurs at a significant frequency in natural populations of Trypanosoma brucei is controversial and one of the arguments…”
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Antigenic variation in Trypanosoma brucei infections: an holistic view by Turner, C.M.R

“…Trypanosoma brucei parasites undergo clonal phenotypic (antigenic) variation to promote their transmission between mammals and tsetse-fly vectors. This process…”
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Metabolism and distribution of phenanthridine trypanocides in Trypanosoma brucei by Boibessot, I, Turner, C.M.R, Watson, D.G, Goldie, E, Connel, G, McIntosh, A, Grant, M.H, Skellern, G.G

“…Phenanthridine trypanocides (isometamidium chloride hydrochloride, ISM, and Ethidium bromide, EBr) have been widely used to treat African trypanosomiasis in…”
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Contrasting cellular responses in Schistosoma haematobium infected and exposed individuals from areas of high and low transmission in Zimbabwe by Mduluza, T., Ndhlovu, P.D., Midzi, N., Scott, J.T., Mutapi, F., Mary, C., Couissinier-Paris, P., Turner, C.M.R., Chandiwana, S.K., Woolhouse, M.E.J., Dessein, A.J., Hagan, P.

“…The study compared cytokine profiles of individuals from two areas with different transmission patterns for Schistosoma haematobium. One area was a high…”
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Cellular immunity to Schistosoma haematobium infection in Zimbabwean children by Spicer, J.T., Turner, C.M.R., Woolhouse, M., Ndlova, P., Hagan, P.

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rate of antigenic variation in fly-transmitted and syringe-passaged infections of Trypanosoma brucei by Turner, C.M.R

“…Rates of antigenic variation were measured in vivo in several populations of cloned lines of Trypanosoma brucei before and after cyclical transmission through…”
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High frequency of antigenic variation in Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense infections by Turner, C M, Barry, J D

“…Rates at which Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense trypanosomes switch from expression of one variable antigen type (VAT) to that of another have been determined in…”
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Evidence that the mechanism of gene exchange in Trypanosoma brucei involves meiosis and syngamy by Turner, C M, Sternberg, J, Buchanan, N, Smith, E, Hide, G, Tait, A

“…All pairwise combinations of three cloned stocks of Trypanosoma brucei (STIB 247L, STIB 386AA and TREU 927/4) were co-transmitted through tsetse flies…”
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Seasonal and age distributions of Babesia, Hepatozoon, Trypanosoma and Grahamella species in Clethrionomys glareolus and Apodemus sylvaticus populations by Turner, C M

“…Four common blood parasites belonging to the genera Babesia, Hepatozoon, Trypanosoma and Grahamella were detected in sympatric populations of Clethrionomys…”
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Gene exchange in African trypanosomes: frequency and allelic segregation by Sternberg, J, Turner, C M, Wells, J M, Ranford-Cartwright, L C, Le Page, R W, Tait, A

“…The existence of a system of genetic exchange in Trypanosoma brucei is now established, but the frequency with which mating occurs and the mechanisms by which…”
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An estimate of the size of the metacyclic variable antigen repertoire of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense by Turner, C M, Barry, J D, Maudlin, I, Vickerman, K

“…A group of 27 variable antigen type (VAT)-specific monoclonal antibodies (McAbs) have been made against metacyclic forms of a cloned stock of Trypanosoma…”
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The effects of genetic exchange on variable antigen expression in Trypanosoma brucei by Turner, C M, Aslam, N, Smith, E, Buchanan, N, Tait, A

“…The inheritance of variant surface antigens in Trypanosoma brucei has been determined by identifying variable antigen types (VATs) in each of two cloned…”
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Trypanosomes with multicoloured coats by Turner, C.M.R

“…Individual Trypanosoma brucei parasites in the mammalian host express only one variable antigen type (VAT) at a time. Why should this be? We believe we know…”
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Independent expression of the metacyclic and bloodstream variable antigen repertoires of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense by Turner, C M, Barry, J D, Vickerman, K

“…The variable antigen repertoire expressed by metacyclic Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense is not influenced by the anamnestic expression whereby the variable…”
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Amplified restriction fragment length polymorphism in parasite genetics by MASIGA, D. K, TAIT, A, TURNER, C. M. R

“…The amplified restriction fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) technique is a relatively new method for the analysis of polymorphism that has not yet been…”
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A proposal for karyotype nomenclature in Trypanosoma brucei by Turner, C.M.R., Melville, S.E., Tait, A.

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