Article
Genetic diversity in natural populations of New World Leishmania.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Jan 2000
Cupolillo E, Momen H, Grimaldi G
Abstract excerpt
Our results have shown the wide diversity of parasites within New World Leishmania. Biochemical and molecular characterization of species within the genus has revealed that much of the population heterogeneity has a genetic basis. The source of genetic diversity among Leishmania appears to arise...
Topics
- Animals
- DNA, Protozoan
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Isoenzymes
- Leishmania
- Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
- Life Cycle Stages
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Protozoan Proteins