Molecular Identification and Phylogenetic Classification of Leishmania spp. Isolated from Human Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Iran: A Cross-sectional Study

Molecular Identification and Phylogenetic Classification of Leishmania spp. Isolated from Human Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Iran: A Cross-sectional Study

Background: In Iran, both forms of cutaneous (CL) and visceral leishmaniasis (VL) have been reported; so the accurate species identification of the parasite(s) and the analysis of genetic diversity are necessary. Methods: The smears were collected from lesions samples of 654 patients with CL, wh...

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Main Authors: Anita MOHAMMADIHA, Abdolhossein DALIMI, Mehdi MOHEBALI, Iraj SHARIFI, Mohammadreza MAHMOUDI, Asad MIRZAEI, Adel SPOTIN, Mahmoodreza BEHRAVAN, Mehdi KARIMI, Mohsen ARBABI, Shahram NEKOEIAN, Reza KALANTARI, Behzad GHORBANZADEH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2018-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Subjects:
Phylogeny
L. major
L. tropica
PCR-RFLP
Human
Iran
Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/1479

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