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Genetic heterogeneity in clinical isolates of Leishmania donovani from India.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Oct 2011
Srivastava Pankaj, Singh Toolika, Sundar Shyam
Abstract excerpt
Genetic diversity within 45 Indian Leishmania donovani isolates was analyzed using seven genetic markers. While kinetoplast DNA (kDNA) analysis revealed 15 genotypes, 8 genotypes were obtained by analysis of other markers. In contrast to earlier reports, our data suggest that significant genetic polymorphisms exist in L. donovani strains in Bihar, India. Our results confirm the presence of 2 zymodemes in India.
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