Advances in Leishmania Research: From Basic Parasite Biology to Disease Control

Nuno Santarém; Luís Cardoso; Anabela Cordeiro-da-Silva

doi:10.3390/microorganisms11030696

Advances in Leishmania Research: From Basic Parasite Biology to Disease Control

Microorganisms. 2023 Mar 8;11(3):696. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11030696.

Authors

Nuno Santarém^{1

2}, Luís Cardoso^{3

4}, Anabela Cordeiro-da-Silva^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Parasite Disease Group, Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.
² Department of Biological Sciences, Microbiology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.
³ Department of Veterinary Sciences, and CECAV-Animal and Veterinary Research Centre, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
⁴ Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.

Abstract

The genus Leishmania (Trypanosomatida: Trypanosomatidae) currently comprises just over 50 species, of which about 20 cause several syndromes in humans, collectively known as leishmaniasis or "leishmaniases" [...].

Publication types

Editorial