| pcr detection and sequencing of parasite its-rdna gene from reservoirs host of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in central iran. | leishmania major is the causative agent of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) in which gerbils are the reservoir host. zcl is of great public health importance in iran. in the current investigation, nested polymerase chain reaction (pcr) protocols were used to amplify a region of the ribosomal rna amplicon of leishmania (its1-5.8s rrna gene). the pcr assays detected l. major in three rodent species: rhombomis opimus, meriones lybicus and, for first time, meriones persicus. l. major parasite ... | 2008 | 18791741 |
| karyosystematic and morphometric characterization of the rodents as reservoir hosts of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic focus of isfahan province, iran. | rodents belonging to gerbillinae subfamily are the main reservoir hosts of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) in iran. regarding the important role of these rodents in the maintenance of leishmania major in the nature, their identification with morphometric, cytogenetic and molecular methods seems to be essential. the karyotype study of these species, captured from a new focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis located in the south of isfahan province was carried out in 2007. | 2009 | 19326708 |