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Evolutionary genetics and molecular diagnosis of Leishmania species.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 Apr 2002
Bañuls Anne-Laure, Hide Mallorie, Tibayrenc Michel
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An extensive study has been performed on various natural populations of Leishmania from the 'Old' and 'New Worlds' using multilocus enzyme electrophoresis and random amplification of polymorphic deoxyribonucleic acid. The data are interpreted in evolutionary genetic terms in order to give a firm basis to studies dealing with the relevant medical properties of pathogens. We confirm that Leishmania undergoes clonal...
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