PCR-RFLP to identify Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and L. (Leishmania) amazonensis causing American cutaneous leishmaniasis

Acta Tropica

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-37

  Volpini, Ângela C ^a   Passos, Valéria M A ^b   Oliveira, Guilherme Correa ^a,c   Romanha, Alvaro J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c Programa de Pos Graduacao e Pesquisa   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis; Diagnostic; Leishmania; PCR; RFLP

Indexed keywords

LEISHMANIASIS;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYBRIDIZATION; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESERVOIR; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SAMPLE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS;

EID: 1642565127     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2003.10.008     Document Type: Article

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