A set of 12 microsatellite loci for genetic studies of Leishmania braziliensis

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 351-353

  Rougeron, V ^a   Waleckx, E ^a   Hide, M ^a   De Meeus T ^a   Arevalo, J ^b   Llanos Cuentas, A ^b   Banuls A L ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

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

Author keywords

Leishmania braziliensis; Microsatellites; Population genetics; Population structure

Indexed keywords

LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS;

EID: 38949149621     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: 14718286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01953.x     Document Type: Article

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