Fitness and Phenotypic Characterization of Miltefosine-Resistant Leishmania major.

• Main Authors: Kimbra G Turner (Author), Paola Vacchina (Author), Maricela Robles-Murguia (Author), Mariha Wadsworth (Author), Mary Ann McDowell (Author), Miguel A Morales (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Trypanosomatid parasites of the genus Leishmania are the causative agents of leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease with several clinical manifestations. Leishmania major is the causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), which is largely characterized by ulcerative lesions appearing on th...