Analysis of ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer sequences of the Leishmania donovani complex

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 7, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 1224-1234

  Kuhls, Katrin ^a   Mauricio, Isabel L ^b   Pratlong, Francine ^c   Presber, Wolfgang ^a   Schönian, Gabriele ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Leishmania archibaldi; Leishmania donovani; Leishmania infantum; Microsatellites; Molecular markers; Molecular systematics; Ribosomal internal transcribed spacer; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 2; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GEOGRAPHY; ISOENZYME ANALYSIS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYPHYLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; GENOTYPE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

LEISHMANIA ARCHIBALDI; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 26944475928     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2005.04.009     Document Type: Article

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