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Multilocus microsatellite typing of Leishmania and clinical applications: a review.
Parasite (Paris, France) - 1 Jan 2015
Aluru Srikanth, Hide Mallorie, Michel Gregory, Bañuls Anne-Laure, Marty Pierre, Pomares Christelle
Abstract excerpt
Microsatellite markers have been used for Leishmania genetic studies worldwide, giving useful insight into leishmaniasis epidemiology. Understanding the geographic distribution, dynamics of Leishmania populations, and disease epidemiology improved markedly with this tool. In endemic foci, the origins of antimony-resistant strains and multidrug treatment failures were explored with multilocus microsatellite typing...
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