Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 96 , Pages S9-S13 , April 2002

Evolutionary genetics and molecular diagnosis of Leishmania species

  • Anne-Laure Bañuls

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Anne-Laure Bañuls, Centre d'Études sur le Polymorphisme des Microorganismes, UMR CNRS-IRD 9926, Centre IRD, 911 Avenue Agropolis, B.P.5045, 34032 Montpellier, France; fax +33 (0)4 67 41 62 99.
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  • Mallorie Hide
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  • Michel Tibayrenc

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