Attempt to differentiate Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis, L. (L.) chagasi, Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and L. (V.) guyanensis using the SSR-PCR technique.
Parasitol Res
; 87(12): 1056-9, 2001 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
The ability to differentiate reference strains of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis, L. (L.) chagasi, Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and L. (V.) guyanensis was evaluated using the simple sequence repeat polymerase chain reaction (SSR-PCR) technique. This technique differentiates the Leishmania species, generating distinct DNA amplicon profiles. The SSR-PCR profiles were similar to but more reproducible than those produced by RAPD. SSR-PCR is presented as an alternative to other molecular methods for the differentiation of Leishmania species or strains.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa
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Repeticiones de Minisatélite
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Leishmania
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluation_studies
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Parasitol Res
Asunto de la revista:
PARASITOLOGIA
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article