Research Article

Analysis of the IGS rRNA Region and Applicability for Leishmania (V.) braziliensis Characterization

Table 4

Number of bases sequenced per Leishmania species after capillary sequencing.

SpecieSize (bases)
28SF18SR

Leishmania braziliensis371934
Leishmania guyanensis921524
Leishmania shawi1026942
Leishmania naiffi10081012
Leishmania lainsoni756763
Leishmania amazonensis9361000
Leishmania mexicana981
Leishmania tropica928
Leishmania donovani541

Legend: F—forward; R—reverse.