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Genotypically distinct Leishmania colombiensis isolates from Venezuela cause both cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis in humans.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2003
Rodriguez-Bonfante Claudina, Bonfante-Garrido Rafael, Grimaldi Gabriel, Momen Hooman, Cupolillo Elisa
Abstract excerpt
Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Venezuela has been associated with different Leishmania species and the visceral form is frequently related to L. chagasi. However, in this study we have characterized as L. colombiensis by molecular techniques some isolates of Leishmania from patients presenting either cutaneous or visceral leishmaniasis. Three different molecular markers (two DNA and one protein) were used to...
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