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The Leishmania donovani species complex: A new insight into taxonomy☆.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Nov 2020
Fernández-Arévalo Anna, El Baidouri Fouad, Ravel Christophe, Ballart Cristina, Abras Alba, Lachaud Laurence, Tebar Silvia, Lami Patrick, Pratlong Francine, Gállego Montserrat, Muñoz Carme
Abstract excerpt
Among the 20 or so Leishmania spp. described as pathogenic for humans, those of the Leishmania donovani complex are the exclusive causative agents of systemic and fatal visceral leishmaniasis. Although well studied, the complex is taxonomically controversial, which hampers clinical and epidemiological research. In this work, we analysed 56 Leishmania strains previously identified as L. donovani, Leishmania...
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