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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Autores principales: Parvizi, Parviz, Fardid, Farzaneh, Soleimani, Somaieh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3684496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23785694

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3684496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23785694

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