Isolation and molecular identification of Leishmania (Viannia) peruviana from naturally infected Lutzomyia peruensis (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the Peruvian Andes

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 655-658

  Perez, J Enrique ^a   Veland, Nicolas ^a   Espinosa, Diego ^a   Torres, Katherine ^a   Ogusuku, Elena ^a   Llanos Cuentas, Alejandro ^a   Gamboa, Dionicia ^a   Arévalo, Jorge ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Peru)

Author keywords

Leishmania peruviana; Lutzomyia peruensis; Peru; Polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism

Indexed keywords

CRICETINAE; DIPTERA; LEISHMANIA PERUVIANA; LEISHMANIA SP.; LUTZOMYIA PERUENSIS; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 34548439941     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762007005000077     Document Type: Article

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