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Heterogeneity of Leishmania infantum chagasi kinetoplast DNA in Teresina (Brazil).
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 May 2010
Alonso Diego Peres, Costa Dorcas Lamounier, de Mendonça Ivete Lopes, Costa Carlos Henrique Nery, Ribolla Paulo Eduardo Martins
Abstract excerpt
Leishmania infantum chagasi is the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis of kinetoplast DNA (kDNA) minicircles was used to evaluate genetic profiles of 48 Leishmania infantum chagasi strains from dog and human parasite cultures, fresh collected dog bone marrow aspirates, and from infected sand flies. Results...
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