Prevalence of Genetically Complex Leishmania Strains With Hybrid and Mito-Nuclear Discordance

Approximately 20 Leishmania species are known to cause cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral disorders in humans. Identification of the causative species in infected individuals is important for appropriate treatment and a favorable prognosis because infecting species are known to be the major dete...

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Main Authors: Hirotomo Kato, Abraham G. Cáceres, Eduardo A. Gomez, Ahmed Tabbabi, Daiki Mizushima, Daisuke S. Yamamoto, Yoshihisa Hashiguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.625001/full