Spatio-temporal Genetic Structuring of Leishmania major in Tunisia by Microsatellite Analysis.

In Tunisia, cases of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major are increasing and spreading from the south-west to new areas in the center. To improve the current knowledge on L. major evolution and population dynamics, we performed multi-locus microsatellite typing of human isolat...

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Main Authors: Myriam Harrabi, Jihène Bettaieb, Wissem Ghawar, Amine Toumi, Amor Zaâtour, Rihab Yazidi, Sana Chaâbane, Bilel Chalghaf, Mallorie Hide, Anne-Laure Bañuls, Afif Ben Salah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4547700?pdf=render