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The genetic structure of Leishmania infantum populations in Brazil and its possible association with the transmission cycle of visceral leishmaniasis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Ferreira Gabriel Eduardo Melim, dos Santos Barbara Neves, Dorval Maria Elizabeth Cavalheiros, Ramos Tereza Pompilio Bastos, Porrozzi Renato, Peixoto Alexandre Afranio, Cupolillo Elisa
Abstract excerpt
Leishmania infantum is the etiologic agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the Americas, Mediterranean basin and West and Central Asia. Although the geographic structure of L. infantum populations from the Old World have been described, few studies have addressed the population structure of this parasite in the Neotropical region. We employed 14 microsatellites to analyze the population structure of the L....
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