Leishmania infantum MON-1: The only zymodeme isolated during canine leishmaniasis in Tunisia;Leishmania infantum MON-1: Seul zymodème isolé chez les chiens leishmaniens en Tunisie

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 77-79

  Aoun, K ^a   Diouani, M F ^a   Benikhlef, R ^c   Bouratbine, A ^a   Ben Haj Ali, S ^a   Harrat, Z ^c   Belkaid M ^c   Kilani, M ^b   Ben Ismail R ^a  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b Ecole Nationale de Medecine Veterinaire   (Tunisia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Canine leishmaniasis; Identification; Leishmania infantum; Maghreb; Northern Africa; Tunisia; Zymod me

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOG; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ISOENZYMES; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; TUNISIA;

EID: 0038719693     PISSN: 00379085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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