Genetic exchange between Leishmania parasites was demonstrated in sandflies over 10 years ago. Louradour et al. have shown in vitro hybridization of two Leishmania tropica isolates, with the potential to remove a major roadblock to using forward genetics in Leishmania, understanding Leishmania reproductive biology, and analyzing gene flow in natural populations.

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利什曼原虫遗传学的直接方法。

10 多年前，在白蛉中证明了利什曼原虫寄生虫之间的遗传交换。卢拉杜尔等人。已经证明了两种热带利什曼原虫分离株的体外杂交，有可能消除在利什曼原虫中使用正向遗传学、了解利什曼原虫生殖生物学和分析自然种群中的基因流的主要障碍。