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Multiple hybrid genotypes of Leishmania (viannia) in a focus of mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Mar 2007
Nolder Debbie, Roncal Norma, Davies Clive R, Llanos-Cuentas Alejandro, Miles Michael A
Abstract excerpt
The principal agent of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL) is the South American protozoan parasite Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. This organism is generally considered to be clonal, that is, it does not to undergo genetic exchange. Nevertheless, apparent hybrids between several Leishmania species have been reported in the New World and the Old World. When we characterized isolates of Leishmania (Viannia) from...
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