Differentiation and gene flow among European populations of Leishmania infantum MON-1.

Leishmania infantum is the causative agent of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Mediterranean region, South America, and China. MON-1 L. infantum is the predominating zymodeme in all endemic regions, both in humans and dogs, the reservoir host. In order to answer important epidemiological...

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Main Authors: Katrin Kuhls, Carmen Chicharro, Carmen Cañavate, Sofia Cortes, Lenea Campino, Christos Haralambous, Ketty Soteriadou, Francine Pratlong, Jean-Pierre Dedet, Isabel Mauricio, Michael Miles, Matthias Schaar, Sebastian Ochsenreither, Oliver A Radtke, Gabriele Schönian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-07-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2438616?pdf=render