Article
The compositional landscape of minicircle sequences isolated from active lesions and scars of American cutaneous leishmaniasis
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RODRIGUES, Eduardo Henrique Gomes; et al. The compositional landscape of minicircle sequences isolated from active lesions and scars of American cutaneous leishmaniasis. Parasite & Vectors, v.6, n.228, 7p, 2013.
1756-3305
10.1186/1756-3305-6-228
Autor
Rodrigues, Eduardo Henrique Gomes
Soares, Fábia Carla da Silva
Werkhäuser, Roberto Pereira
de Brito, Maria Edileuza F.
Fernandes, Octavio
Abath, Frederico Guilherme Coutinho
Brandão, Adeilton
Resumen
American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is characterized by cutaneous lesions that heal spontaneously or after specific treatment. This paper reports on the analysis of kDNA minicircle sequences from clinical samples (typical lesions and scars) that were PCR-amplified with specific primers for Leishmania species of the subgenus Viannia.