Population structure and evidence for both clonality and recombination among Brazilian strains of the subgenus Leishmania (Viannia).

• Main Authors: Katrin Kuhls (Author), Elisa Cupolillo (Author), Soraia O Silva (Author), Carola Schweynoch (Author), Mariana Côrtes Boité (Author), Maria N Mello (Author), Isabel Mauricio (Author), Michael Miles (Author), Thierry Wirth (Author), Gabriele Schönian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Parasites of the subgenus Leishmania (Viannia) cause varying clinical symptoms ranging from cutaneous leishmaniases (CL) with single or few lesions, disseminated CL (DL) with multiple lesions to disfiguring forms of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL). In this population genetics study, 37 strains of...