Molecular evolution and phylogeny of leishmania

Drug Resistance in Leishmania Parasites: Consequences, Molecular Mechanisms and Possible Treatments

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 15-44

  Schönian, Gabriele ^a   Cupolillo, Elisa ^b   Mauricio, Isabel ^c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-1125-3_2     Document Type: Chapter

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