Intraspecific variation in Leishmania major isolated from different forms of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 51-54

  Baghaei, Mehdi ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Leishmania major; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; IRAN; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; NONHUMAN; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 26044463806     PISSN: 02530716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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