Genetic homogeneity within Leishmania (L.) infantum isolated from human and dogs: The relationship with the sandfly fauna distribution in endemic areas of Nueva Esparta State, Venezuela

Parasitology

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 611-619

  Rodriguez, N M ^a   De Guglielmo, Z ^a   Barrios, M A ^a   Barrios, R M ^a   Zerpa, O ^a   Feliciangeli, M D ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOMEDICINA   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE CARABOBO   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Homogeneity; Leishmania infantum; Lutzomyia longipalpis; Molecular characterization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOG; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODIDAE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RESTRICTION MAPPING; VENEZUELA; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; DOGS; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; PSYCHODIDAE; VARIATION (GENETICS); VENEZUELA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS; PHLEBOTOMINAE;

EID: 20644452265     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182004007085     Document Type: Article

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