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Study findings from Yamaguchi University provide new insights into life sciences
December 30th, 2008
According to a study from Yoshida, Japan, "Sand flies from the Andean areas of Ecuador and Peru were examined for Leishmania infections by using our recently established molecular mass screening method. Leishmanial minicircle DNA-positive sand flies were detected in 3 of 192 and 1 of 462 samples from Ecuador and Peru, respectively." "Sand fly species were identified by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) of the 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene, and the positive flies were Lutzomyia (Lit.) ayacuchensis and Lu. peruensis, respectively. Furthermore, cytochrome h and mannose-phosphate isomerase gene sequence analyses identified the...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-12-30)
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