Genetic structure and evolution of the Leishmania genus in Africa and Eurasia: what does MLSA tell us.

• Main Authors: Fouad El Baidouri (Author), Laure Diancourt (Author), Vincent Berry (Author), François Chevenet (Author), Francine Pratlong (Author), Pierre Marty (Author), Christophe Ravel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Leishmaniasis is a complex parasitic disease from a taxonomic, clinical and epidemiological point of view. The role of genetic exchanges has been questioned for over twenty years and their recent experimental demonstration along with the identification of interspecific hybrids in natura has revived...