Comparative microsatellite typing of new world leishmania infantum reveals low heterogeneity among populations and its recent old world origin.

• Main Authors: Katrin Kuhls (Author), Mohammad Zahangir Alam (Author), Elisa Cupolillo (Author), Gabriel Eduardo M Ferreira (Author), Isabel L Mauricio (Author), Rolando Oddone (Author), M Dora Feliciangeli (Author), Thierry Wirth (Author), Michael A Miles (Author), Gabriele Schönian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Leishmania infantum (syn. L. chagasi) is the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the New World (NW) with endemic regions extending from southern USA to northern Argentina. The two hypotheses about the origin of VL in the NW suggest (1) recent importation of L. infantum from the Old Wor...