The genetic structure of Leishmania infantum populations in Brazil and its possible association with the transmission cycle of visceral leishmaniasis.

The genetic structure of Leishmania infantum populations in Brazil and its possible association with the transmission cycle of visceral leishmaniasis.

Leishmania infantum is the etiologic agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the Americas, Mediterranean basin and West and Central Asia. Although the geographic structure of L. infantum populations from the Old World have been described, few studies have addressed the population structure of this p...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Eduardo Melim Ferreira, Barbara Neves dos Santos, Maria Elizabeth Cavalheiros Dorval, Tereza Pompilio Bastos Ramos, Renato Porrozzi, Alexandre Afranio Peixoto, Elisa Cupolillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3350531?pdf=render

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