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Evaluation of Multi-Target Genotyping (ITS-hsp70-cpb) for Detecting Population Heterogeneity Within Mediterranean Leishmania infantum, with a Focus on Zymodeme MON-24.
Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) - 29 Jan 2026
Di Muccio Trentina, Tonanzi Daniele, Van der Auwera Gert, Fiorentino Eleonora, Gradoni Luigi, Gramiccia Marina, La Rosa Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
L. infantum and L. donovani, distinct species in the L. donovani complex, show high phenotypic and genotypic polymorphism and share molecular traits. Therefore, genotyping by a single molecular target can give uncertain results. This study focuses on genotyping a set of L. donovani complex strains, including 18 zymodemes classified according to Montpellier nomenclature (ZMONs) and different clinical forms, by...
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