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A real-time ITS1-PCR based method in the diagnosis and species identification of Leishmania parasite from human and dog clinical samples in Turkey.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2013
Toz Seray Ozensoy, Culha Gulnaz, Zeyrek Fadile Yıldız, Ertabaklar Hatice, Alkan M Ziya, Vardarlı Aslı Tetik, Gunduz Cumhur, Ozbel Yusuf
Abstract excerpt
Human visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by L. infantum and cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by L. tropica and L. infantum have been reported in Turkey. L. infantum is also responsible for canine leishmaniasis (CanL) and it is widely common in the country. The main aim of the present study was to design a real-time PCR method based on the internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) region in the diagnosis of all...
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