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Analysis of kinetoplast cytochrome b gene of 16 Leishmania isolates from different foci of China: different species of Leishmania in China and their phylogenetic inference.
Parasites & vectors - 5 Feb 2013
Yang Bin-Bin, Chen Da-Li, Chen Jian-Ping, Liao Lin, Hu Xiao-Su, Xu Jia-Nan
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BACKGROUND: Leishmania species belong to the family Trypanosomatidae and cause leishmaniasis, a geographically widespread disease that infects humans and other vertebrates. This disease remains endemic in China. Due to the large geographic area and complex ecological environment, the taxonomic position and phylogenetic relationship of Chinese Leishmania isolates remain uncertain. A recent internal transcribed...
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