Use of molecular probes and PCR for detection and typing of Leishmania - a mini-review

The use of molecular tools to detect and type Leishmania species in humans, reservoirs or sandflies has been pursued using different approaches. The polymerase chain reaction provided sensitivity to case this task, since the use of hybridization procedures alone employing specifics probes is hampere...

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Main Authors: Win Degrave, Octavio Fernandes, David Campbell, Marcelo Bozza, Ulisses Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1994-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761994000300032