Geographic Distribution of Leishmania Species in Ecuador Based on the Cytochrome B Gene Sequence Analysis.

• Auteurs principaux: Hirotomo Kato (Auteur), Eduardo A Gomez (Auteur), Luiggi Martini-Robles (Auteur), Jenny Muzzio (Auteur), Lenin Velez (Auteur), Manuel Calvopiña (Auteur), Daniel Romero-Alvarez (Auteur), Tatsuyuki Mimori (Auteur), Hiroshi Uezato (Auteur), Yoshihisa Hashiguchi (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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A countrywide epidemiological study was performed to elucidate the current geographic distribution of causative species of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Ecuador by using FTA card-spotted samples and smear slides as DNA sources. Putative Leishmania in 165 samples collected from patients with CL in...