Molecular approaches are being used increasingly for epidemiological studies of visceral
and cutaneous leishmaniases. Several molecular markers resolving genetic differences …

Leishmaniases remain a major public health problem today despite the vast amount of
research conducted on Leishmania pathogens. The biological model is genetically and …

Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis (MLEE) is the gold standard for taxonomy and strain
typing of Leishmania, but has some limitations. An alternative reliable and fast genotyping …

At least 13 characterized Leishmania species are known to infect humans in South America.
Five of these parasites are transmitted in the sylvatic ecotopes of the whole French Guianan …

Our results have shown the wide diversity of parasites within New World Leishmania.
Biochemical and molecular characterization of species within the genus has revealed that …

DNA polymorphisms were assessed in different species and strains within the genus
Leishmania by amplifying genomic DNA with single non-specific primers. This polymerase …

The current rapid spread of leishmaniases caused by Leishmania tropica and the complexity
of its clinical spectrum call for this parasite's epidemiological and evolutionary investigation …

The Leishmania donovani complex is considered to be composed of 3 species; L. donovani,
L. infantum and L. chagasi, although this classification has been challenged. Genotypic …

All New World Leishmania species can cause cutaneous lesions, while only Leishmania
(Viannia) braziliensis has been associated with mucosal metastases. Multilocus enzyme …

Leishmaniasis is a complex parasitic disease from a taxonomic, clinical and epidemiological
point of view. The role of genetic exchanges has been questioned for over twenty years and …