Cloning of K26 Hydrophilic Antigen from Iranian Strain of Leishmania infantum

• Main Authors: Bibi Razieh HOSSEINI FARASH (Author), Mehdi MOHEBALI (Author), Bahram KAZEMI (Author), Homa HAJJARAN (Author), Behnaz AKHOUNDI (Author), Reza RAOOFIAN (Author), Abdolmajid FATA (Author), Majid MOJARRAD (Author), Mohammad Kazem SHARIFI-YAZDI (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania infantum is the most severe form of leishmaniasis in Iran, which causes a high mortality rate in the case of inaccurate diagnosis and treatment. This study aimed to clone of K26 gene from Iranian strain of L. infantum and register the sequ...