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Screening and characterization of RAPD markers in viscerotropic Leishmania parasites.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Mkada-Driss Imen, Lahmadi Ramzi, Chakroun Ahmed S, Talbi Chiraz, Guerbouj Souheila, Driss Mehdi, Elamine Elwaleed M, Cupolillo Elisa, Mukhtar Moawia M, Guizani Ikram
Abstract excerpt
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is mainly due to the Leishmania donovani complex. VL is endemic in many countries worldwide including East Africa and the Mediterranean region where the epidemiology is complex. Taxonomy of these pathogens is under controversy but there is a correlation between their genetic diversity and geographical origin. With steady increase in genome knowledge, RAPD is still a useful approach to...
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