Figure 1From: Application of qPCR in conjunctival swab samples for the evaluation of canine leishmaniasis in borderline cases or disease relapse and correlation with clinical parametersqPCR1 sensitivity without (A) or with (B) raw CS lysate. Serial dilutions of MHOM/TN/80/IPT1 L. infantum DNA (ranging from 1 to 0.001 parasite equivalent) were amplified in triplicate (1 μl in a total of 25 μl reaction mixture) (panel A). To evaluate the eventual inhibitory effects, 1 μl of raw lysate was spiked in the PCR tubes containing the dilutions of MHOM/TN/80/IPT1 L. infantum DNA described above (panel B).Back to article page