@article{fdi:010011086, title = {{P}opulation structure of {T}rypanosoma brucei {S}.{L}. in {C}ote d'{I}voire assayed by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis : epidemiological and taxonomical considerations}, author = {{P}enchenier, {L}aurent and {M}athieu-{D}aud{\'e}, {F}. and {B}rengues, {C}{\'e}cile and {B}anuls, {A}nne-{L}aure and {T}ibayrenc, {M}ichel}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{F}ifty-two #{T}rypanosoma brucei$ stocks isolated in {C}{\^o}te d'{I}voire from sympatric locations were analyzed by cellulose acetate electrophoresis of isoenzymes. {O}f 13 genetic loci surveyed, 5 appeared as variable, which made it possible to delimit 12 different zymodemes. {T}he most abundant zymodeme involved stocks isolated from both humans and pigs, which is consistent with the hypothesis that pig is a reservoir of human {A}frican trypanosomiasis in {C}{\^o}te d'{I}voire, as already proposed by other authors. {P}opulation genetic analysis of the isozyme data indicated a strong linkage disequilibrium, which suggests that genetic recombination is severely restricted in this sample and favors the hypothesis that the trypanosome populations surveyed are basically clonal. {N}evertheless, additional studies are required to better estimate the long-term stability of these clones and the possible interference of gene exchange at an evolutionary scale. {T}he results corroborate the hypothesis that a majority of human #{T}. brucei$ stocks from {W}est {A}frica correspond to a fairly homogeneous cluster of genotypes. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{MALADIE} {DU} {SOMMEIL} ; {AGENT} {PATHOGENE} ; {GENETIQUE} {DE} {POPULATION} ; {SPECIATION} ; {GENOTYPE} ; {ELECTROPHORESE} {ENZYMATIQUE} ; {COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {P}arasitology}, volume = {83}, numero = {1}, pages = {19--22}, ISSN = {0022-3395}, year = {1997}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010011086}, }