Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Leishmania infantum from Southeastern France: Evaluation Using Multi-Locus Microsatellite Typing

Christelle Pomares; Pierre Marty; Anne Laure Bañuls; Emmanuel Lemichez; Francine Pratlong; Benoît Faucher; Fakhri Jeddi; Sandy Moore; Grégory Michel; Srikanth Aluru; Renaud Piarroux; Mallorie Hide

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004303

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Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Leishmania infantum from Southeastern France: Evaluation Using Multi-Locus Microsatellite Typing

Christelle Pomares ,

* E-mail: pomares.c@chu-nice.fr

Affiliations INSERM, U1065, Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire, C3M, Toxines Microbiennes dans la Relation Hôte–Pathogènes, Nice, France, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté de Médecine, Nice, France, Parasitologie-Mycologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire l’Archet, CS 23079 06202, Nice, France
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Pierre Marty,

Affiliations INSERM, U1065, Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire, C3M, Toxines Microbiennes dans la Relation Hôte–Pathogènes, Nice, France, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté de Médecine, Nice, France, Parasitologie-Mycologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire l’Archet, CS 23079 06202, Nice, France
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Anne Laure Bañuls,

Affiliation UMR MIVEGEC IRD 224-CNRS 5290-Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Emmanuel Lemichez,

Affiliation INSERM, U1065, Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire, C3M, Toxines Microbiennes dans la Relation Hôte–Pathogènes, Nice, France
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Francine Pratlong,

Affiliations UMR MIVEGEC IRD 224-CNRS 5290-Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France, Département de Parasitologie–Mycologie, CHRU de Montpellier, Centre National de Référence des Leishmanioses, Montpellier, France
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Benoît Faucher,

Affiliation Service des Maladies Infectieuses, CHU Hôpital Nord, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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Fakhri Jeddi,

Affiliation Aix-Marseille Université, UMR MD3, Marseille, France
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Sandy Moore,

Affiliation Aix-Marseille Université, UMR MD3, Marseille, France
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Grégory Michel,

Affiliation INSERM, U1065, Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire, C3M, Toxines Microbiennes dans la Relation Hôte–Pathogènes, Nice, France
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Srikanth Aluru,

Affiliations INSERM, U1065, Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire, C3M, Toxines Microbiennes dans la Relation Hôte–Pathogènes, Nice, France, Aix–Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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Renaud Piarroux ,

¶‡ These authors are joint last authors on this work.

Affiliation Aix-Marseille Université, UMR MD3, Marseille, France
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Mallorie Hide

¶‡ These authors are joint last authors on this work.

Affiliation UMR MIVEGEC IRD 224-CNRS 5290-Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Leishmania infantum from Southeastern France: Evaluation Using Multi-Locus Microsatellite Typing

Christelle Pomares,
Pierre Marty,
Anne Laure Bañuls,
Emmanuel Lemichez,
Francine Pratlong,
Benoît Faucher,
Fakhri Jeddi,
Sandy Moore,
Grégory Michel,
Srikanth Aluru

Published: January 25, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004303

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