Identification of Leishmania species isolated from human cutaneous leishmaniasis, using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD-PCR)

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 8-15

  Hajjaran, H ^a   Mohebali, M ^a   Razavi, M R ^b   Rezaei, S ^b   Kazemi, B ^c   Edrissian, G H H ^a   Mojtabavi, J ^d   Hooshmand, B ^e  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d Khorasan Razavi Province Health Center   (Iran)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Iran; Leishmania major; Leishmania tropica; RAPD PCR

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908212035     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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