Leishmania DNA is rapidly degraded following parasite death: an analysis by microscopy and real-time PCR

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1307-1315

  Prina, Eric ^a   Roux, Emeric ^a   Mattei, Denise ^a   Milon, Geneviève ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

DNA; Drug treatment; Macrophages; MeSH : Leishmania amazonensis; Mice; Persistence; Real time PCR, Microscopy; SYBR Green I

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DEATH; DNA DEGRADATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; IN VITRO STUDY; KINETOPLAST; LEISHMANIA; MACROPHAGE; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIPRURITICS; CELL DEATH; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; LEISHMANIA; LEUCINE; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICROSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; MUS;

EID: 35148880769     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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