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Epidemiologic, genetic, and clinical associations among phenotypically distinct populations of Leishmania (Viannia) in Colombia.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Jul 1998
Saravia N G, Segura I, Holguin A F, Santrich C, Valderrama L, Ocampo C
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic characterization of 511 strains of Leishmania, subgenus Viannia, isolated from Colombian patients was conducted based on electrophoretic polymorphisms of 13 isoenzymes. Ninety-one Colombian strains of L. braziliensis were the most heterogeneous, constituting seven zymodemes while 397 L. panamensis and 22 L. guyanensis strains yielded five and three zymodemes, respectively. Phosphogluconate...
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