Practical approach for typing strains of Leishmania infantum by enzyme polymorphism: A cross sectional study in Northwest of Iran

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 4505-4509

  Gavgani, Abdol Samad Mazloumi ^a,d   Ghazanchaei, A ^a   Karimi, P ^a   Mohit, H ^b   Davies, C R ^c  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

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

^d TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Enzyme electrophoresis; Northwest Iran; Strain; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PHLEBOTOMINAE;

EID: 37349027266     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.4505.4509     Document Type: Article

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