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Virulence factor RNA transcript expression in the Leishmania Viannia subgenus: influence of species, isolate source, and Leishmania RNA virus-1

BACKGROUND: Leishmania RNA virus-1 (LRV1) is a double-stranded RNA virus identified in 20–25% of Viannia—species endemic to Latin America, and is believed to accelerate cutaneous to mucosal leishmaniasis over time. Our objective was to quantify known virulence factor (VF) RNA transcript expression a...

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Autores principales: Kariyawasam, Ruwandi, Mukkala, Avinash N., Lau, Rachel, Valencia, Braulio M., Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro, Boggild, Andrea K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6458769/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31007536
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41182-019-0153-x