Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis genotypes identified in lesions of patients with atypical or typical manifestations of tegumentary leishmaniasis: Evaluation by two molecular markers

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 317-322

  Baptista, C ^a   Schubach, A O ^a   Madeira, M F ^a   Leal, C A ^a   Pires, M Q ^b   Oliveira, F S ^b   Conceicao Silva F ^b   Rosalino, C M V ^a   Salgueiro, M M ^a   Pacheco, R S ^b  

^a Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

kDNA, kinetoplast DNA, genetic variability; Leishmaniasis, Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis; LSSP PCR, low stringency single specific primer polymerase chain reaction; MLEE, multilocus enzyme electrophoresis; RAPD, random amplified polymorphic DNA

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR MARKER;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIASIS; MULTILOCUS ENZYME ELECTROPHORESIS; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYMES; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS; MALE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE;

LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS;

EID: 60849129098     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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