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Leishmania sp. isolated from human cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil characterized as Leishmania major-like.
Acta tropica - 1 Dec 2009
Silva Soraia de Oliveira, Wu Angela Alvarenga, Evans David A, Vieira Leda Quercia, Melo Maria Norma
Abstract excerpt
The identification and characterization of Leishmania are relevant to diagnosis, treatment, eco-epidemiology studies, prophylactic measures and control of the disease. Two strains of Leishmania (MHOM/BR/1971/BH49 and MHOM/BR/1971/BH121), isolated from human cutaneous leishmaniasis, were studied using biological and molecular characteristics, in comparison with WHO reference strains. These studies are important...
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