Leishmaniasis in Turkey: Determination of Leishmania Species by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)

Leishmaniasis in Turkey: Determination of Leishmania Species by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)

Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic in Southeastern Anatolia, mainly in Sanliurfa and Hatay provinces, and the causative agents are mostly Leishmania tropica and less frequently L. infantum. Here, we report the first MAL-DI-TOF analyses of Leishmania promastigotes obtained from the...

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Main Authors: Gülnaz Culha, Isin Akyar, Fadile Yildiz Zeyrek, Özgür Kurt, Cumhur Gündüz, Seray Özensoy Töz, Ipek Östan, Ibrahim Cavus, Burcu Gülkan, Tanil Kocagöz, Yusuf Özbel, Ahmet Özbilgin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Subjects:
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Leishmania infantum
MALDI -TOF
Real-Time PCR
Turkey
Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/407

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