First detection of Leishmania infantum in Phlebotomus (Larroussius) major (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Iran

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 726-731

  Azizi, K ^a   Rassi, Y ^b   Javadian, E ^b   Motazedian, M H ^c   Asgari, Q ^c   Yaghoobi Ershadi, M R ^b  

^a HORMOZGAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Leishmania infantum; Nested polymerase chain reaction; Phlebotomus major; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; IRAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PARASITOLOGY; PHLEBOTOMUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; DNA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; IRAN; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PHLEBOTOMUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

DIPTERA; LARROUSSIUS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; PSYCHODIDAE; SERGENTOMYIA;

EID: 49249114548     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[726:FDOLII]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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