The mode of reproduction in Leishmania spp has been argued to be essentially clonal. However. recent data (genetic analysis of populations and co-infections in sand flies) have proposed the existence of a non-obligate sexual cycle in the extracellular stage of the parasite within the sand fly vector. In this article we propose the existence of intraclonal genetic exchange in the natur... https://www.markymarkscott.com/product-category/wind-blown-05/