Molecular detection of Leishmania infantum and Leishmania tropica in rodent species from endemic cutaneous leishmaniasis areas in Morocco

Table 3 Molecular identification of Leishmania species from rodent species by tissue/organ

Rodent species and number of specimens	LnPCR				ITS1-PCR				Leishmania spp.	Identity (%)
Rodent species and number of specimens	L	Sp	S	Sl	L	Sp	S	Sl	Leishmania spp.	Identity (%)
R. norvegicus (n = 1/9)	P	P	N	–	P	P	N	–	L. infantum	99
R. rattus (n = 6/80)	P	P	N	–	P	P	N	–	L. infantum	99
	P	P	N	–	P	P	N	–	L. infantum	99
	N	N	P	P	N	N	P	P	L. infantum	99
	N	N	P	P	N	N	P	P	L. infantum	99
	N	N	P	–	N	N	P	–	L. infantum	98
	N	N	P	–	N	N	P	–	L. infantum	99
M. musculus (n = 9/50)	N	N	P	–	N	N	P	–	L. infantum	98
	N	N	P	–	N	N	P	–	L. infantum	99
	N	N	P	–	N	N	P	–	L. infantum	98
	N	N	P	–	N	N	P	–	L. infantum	99
	N	N	P	–	N	N	P	–	L. infantum	99
	N	N	P	–	N	N	P	–	L. infantum	100
	N	N	P	P	N	N	P	P	L. infantum	99
	N	N	P	P	N	N	P	P	L. infantum	99
	N	N	P	P	N	N	P	P	L. infantum	99
M. musculus (n = 2/50)	N	N	P	–	N	N	P	–	L. tropica	96
M. musculus (n = 2/50)	N	N	P	–	N	N	P	–	L. tropica	97

Abbreviations: L Liver, S Skin, Sl Skin lesion, Sp Spleen, N Negative, P Positive, –, absence of skin lesion

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