Leishmania donovani: Genetic diversity of isolates from Sudan characterized by PCR-based RAPD

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 389-393

  Hamad, S H ^a   Khalil, E A G ^a   Musa, A M ^a   Ibrahim, M E ^a   Younis, B M ^a   Elfaki, M E E ^a   El Hassan, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Leishmania donovani; PCR RAPD characterization

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY DERIVATIVE; STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG USE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; IN VITRO STUDY; KINETOPLASTIDA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; SUDAN;

ANTIMONY SODIUM GLUCONATE; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; DNA, KINETOPLAST; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SUDAN;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI;

EID: 77953026990     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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