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Multilocus microsatellite typing (MLMT) reveals genetically isolated populations between and within the main endemic regions of visceral leishmaniasis.
Microbes and infection - 1 Mar 2007
Kuhls Katrin, Keilonat Lyvia, Ochsenreither Sebastian, Schaar Matthias, Schweynoch Carola, Presber Wolfgang, Schönian Gabriele
Abstract excerpt
Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis (MLEE) is the gold standard for taxonomy and strain typing of Leishmania, but has some limitations. An alternative reliable and fast genotyping method for addressing population genetic and key epidemiological questions, is multilocus microsatellite typing (MLMT). MLMT using 15 markers was applied to 91 strains of L. donovani, L. archibaldi, L. infantum and L. chagasi from major...
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