Occurrence of multiple genotype infection caused by Leishmania infantum in naturally infected dogs.

• Main Authors: Elisa Cupolillo (Author), Amanda S Cavalcanti (Author), Gabriel Eduardo Melim Ferreira (Author), Mariana Côrtes Boité (Author), Fernanda Nazaré Morgado (Author), Renato Porrozzi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Genetic polymorphisms in natural Leishmania populations have been reported in endemic areas. Microsatellite typing is a useful tool to elucidate the genetic variability of parasite strains, due to its capability for high-resolution mapping of genomic targets. The present study employed multilocus mi...