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Comparative Study
. 1989 Aug;36(1):73-6.
doi: 10.1016/0166-6851(89)90202-8.

On the DNA content of Trypanosoma cruzi

R F Kooy  1 , F Ashall, M Van der Ploeg, J P Overdulve
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Comparative Study

On the DNA content of Trypanosoma cruzi

R F Kooy et al. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 1989 Aug.

Abstract

The DNA contents of three different Trypanosoma cruzi strains were compared by direct microfluorometry. The maximal difference found was 40% of the lowest value. Two of the cloned strains, reported in an earlier study to differ by 48% in their total DNA content, showed a difference of 33%. The kinetoplast of the Y strain made up about one third of its total genome. The absolute DNA content of T. cruzi was estimated at 125 to 200 fg.

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