Phenotypic characterization of Leishmania spp. causing cutaneous leishmaniasis in the lower Amazon region, western Pará state, Brazil, reveals a putative hybrid parasite, Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis × Leishmania (Viannia) shawi shawi

Phenotypic characterization of Leishmania spp. causing cutaneous leishmaniasis in the lower Amazon region, western Pará state, Brazil, reveals a putative hybrid parasite, Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis × Leishmania (Viannia) shawi shawi

We phenotypically characterized 43 leishmanial parasites from cutaneous leishmaniasis by isoenzyme electrophoresis and the indirect immunofluorescence antibody test (23 McAbs). Identifications revealed 11 (25.6%) strains of Leishmania (V.) braziliensis, 4 (9.3%) of L. (V.) shawi shawi, 7 (16.3%) of...

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Main Authors: Jennings Yara Lins, de Souza Adelson Alcimar Almeida, Ishikawa Edna Aoba, Shaw Jeffrey, Lainson Ralph, Silveira Fernando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2014-01-01
Series:Parasite
Subjects:
Phenotypic characterization
Leishmania spp.
Monoclonal antibodies
Isoenzyme electrophoresis
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Amazonian Brazil
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014039

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014039

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