Inter-and intraspecific variations of leishmania strains isolated from patients with cutaneous and visceral leishmaniases in pars province, south of Iran

ABSTRACT

Background: Cutaneous and visceral leishmaniases are present in Fars Province in the south of Iran. The current study aimed to evaluate the inter- and intragenic diversities of Leishmania species isolated from patients with leishmaniasis in Fars Province, using PCR-based analyses and DNA sequencing of the N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate transferase [nagf] gene