Detection of a New Strain of Wolbachia pipientis in Phlebotomus perfiliewi transcaucasicus, a Potential Vector of Visceral Leishmaniasis in North West of Iran, by Targeting the Major Surface Protein Gene.

Detection of a New Strain of Wolbachia pipientis in Phlebotomus perfiliewi transcaucasicus, a Potential Vector of Visceral Leishmaniasis in North West of Iran, by Targeting the Major Surface Protein Gene.

Background: Wolbachia pipientis is maternally inherited endoparasitic bacterium belonging to the α-proteobacteria, infecting 20–75% of all insect species including sand flies. The Wolbachia surface protein (wsp) was employed as an appropriate marker for strain typing. The objective of our research w...

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Main Authors: Parviz Parvizi, Farzaneh Fardid, Somaieh Soleimani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-06-01
Series:Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Iran
Kala-azar
Leishmania infantum
Phlebotomus perfiliewi transcaucasicus
Wolbachia pipientis
Online Access:https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/258

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