Analysis of Kinetoplast DNA from Mexican Isolates of Leishmania (L.) mexicana

This study analyzed DNA minicircles of Mexican isolates of L. (Leishmania) mexicana to look for genetic differences between strains isolated from patients with diffuse cutaneous (DCL) and localized (LCL) leishmaniasis. The kDNA was analyzed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), restriction fragment...

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Main Authors: Omar Hernández-Montes, Saúl González Guzmán, Federico Martínez Gómez, Douglas C. Barker, Amalia Monroy-Ostria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/279081