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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 101, 2007 - Issue 3
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The identification of sandfly species, from an area of Argentina with endemic leishmaniasis, by the PCR-based analysis of the gene coding for 18S ribosomal RNA

P. A. BarrosoDepartment of ParasitologyKochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kohasu, Okoh, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan
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J. D. MarcoDepartment of ParasitologyKochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kohasu, Okoh, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan; Instituto de Patología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Nacional de Salta – Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires 177, Salta 4400, Argentina
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H. KatoDepartment of Veterinary HygieneFaculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
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R. TaramaDepartment of Veterinary HygieneFaculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
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P. RuedaInstituto de Enfermedades TropicalesSede Regional Orán, Universidad Nacional de Salta, Alvarado 751, San Ramón de la Nueva Orán, Salta 4530, Argentina
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S. P. CajalInstituto de Enfermedades TropicalesSede Regional Orán, Universidad Nacional de Salta, Alvarado 751, San Ramón de la Nueva Orán, Salta 4530, Argentina
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M. A. BasombríoInstituto de Patología ExperimentalFacultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Nacional de Salta – Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires 177, Salta 4400, Argentina
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M. KorenagaDepartment of ParasitologyKochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kohasu, Okoh, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan
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N. J. TarantoInstituto de Enfermedades TropicalesSede Regional Orán, Universidad Nacional de Salta, Alvarado 751, San Ramón de la Nueva Orán, Salta 4530, Argentina
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Y. HashiguchiDepartment of ParasitologyKochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kohasu, Okoh, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan
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Pages 247-253 | Published online: 18 Jul 2013

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