Genetic control of resistance to Trypanosoma brucei brucei infection in mice.

• Main Authors: Matyáš Síma (Author), Helena Havelková (Author), Lei Quan (Author), Milena Svobodová (Author), Taťána Jarošíková (Author), Jarmila Vojtíšková (Author), Alphons P M Stassen (Author), Peter Demant (Author), Marie Lipoldová (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Trypanosoma brucei brucei infects livestock, with severe effects in horses and dogs. Mouse strains differ greatly in susceptibility to this parasite. However, no genes controlling these differences were mapped.<h4>Methods</h4>We studied the genetic control...