Characterization of Sv129 Mice as a Susceptible Model to Leishmania amazonensis

Leishmaniasis is a complex of neglected diseases caused by parasites of the genus Leishmania, such as Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis, the ethiologic agent of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil. In this work, we investigated a new experimental model of infection for L. amazonensis: the Sv...

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Main Authors: Júlio Souza dos-Santos, Luan Firmino-Cruz, Tadeu Diniz Ramos, Alessandra Marcia da Fonseca-Martins, Diogo Oliveira-Maciel, Juliana Valente Rodrigues De-Medeiros, Suzana Passos Chaves, Daniel Claudio Oliveira Gomes, Herbert Leonel de Matos Guedes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2019.00100/full