Leishmania infantum versus Leishmania chagasi: Do not forget the law of priority

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 117-118

  Dantas Torres, Filipe ^a   Lainson, Ralph ^b   Rangel, Elizabeth F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO EVANDRO CHAGAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 33644531008     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000100024     Document Type: Note

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