Improving Serodiagnosis of Human and Canine Leishmaniasis with Recombinant Leishmania braziliensis Cathepsin L-like Protein and a Synthetic Peptide Containing Its Linear B-cell Epitope

Leishmaniasis is one of the major diseases of importance in public health and its precise diagnosis may represent one of the most relevant challenges for the control and possible eradication of the disease. In this context, recombinant proteins and synthetic peptides based on Leishmania genes have e...

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Main Authors: Menezes-Souza, Daniel, Mendes, Tiago Antônio de Oliveira, Gomes, Matheus de Souza, Bartholomeu, Daniella Castanheira, Fujiwara, Ricardo Toshio
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4287388/