A real-time ITS1-PCR based method in the diagnosis and species identification of Leishmania parasite from human and dog clinical samples in Turkey.

• Main Authors: Seray Ozensoy Toz (Author), Gulnaz Culha (Author), Fadile Yıldız Zeyrek (Author), Hatice Ertabaklar (Author), M Ziya Alkan (Author), Aslı Tetik Vardarlı (Author), Cumhur Gunduz (Author), Yusuf Ozbel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Human visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by L. infantum and cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by L. tropica and L. infantum have been reported in Turkey. L. infantum is also responsible for canine leishmaniasis (CanL) and it is widely common in the country. The main aim of the present study was to...