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Population structure of Tunisian Leishmania infantum and evidence for the existence of hybrids and gene flow between genetically different populations.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Jun 2009
Chargui Najla, Amro Ahmad, Haouas Najoua, Schönian Gabriele, Babba Hamouda, Schmidt Sonja, Ravel Christophe, Lefebvre Michele, Bastien Patrick, Chaker Emna, Aoun Karim, Zribi Mohamed, Kuhls Katrin
Abstract excerpt
Twenty-seven strains of Leishmania infantum from north and central Tunisia belonging to the three main MON zymodemes (the MON-typing system is based on multilocus enzyme electrophoresis (MLEE) of 15 enzymes) found in this country (MON-1, MON-24 and MON-80) and representing different pathologies (visceral, cutaneous and canine leishmaniasis) have been studied to understand the genetic polymorphism within this...
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