The use of radionuclide DNA probe technology for epidemiological studies of tegumentary leishmaniasis in Mato Grosso state

DNA hybridisation, using probes labelled with 32P, was used to type Leishmania samples isolated from patients living in endemic areas of Mato Grosso State (Brazil), and clinically diagnosed as having tegumentary leishmaniasis. kDNA cloned mini-circle probes specific for the Leishmania mexicana and L...

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Main Authors: Antero Silva Ribeiro de Andrade, Octávio Fernandes, Marcia Heub, Maria de Lourdes Ribeiro Carvalho, Cor Jesus Fontes, Maria Norma de Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2005-10-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132005000700030