Putative reservoirs of Leishmania amazonensis in a sub-andean focus of Bolivia identified by kDNA-polymerase chain reaction.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
دوره 94 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999