Description of Leishmania equatorensis sp. n. (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), a new parasite infecting arboreal mammals in Ecuador

Description of Leishmania equatorensis sp. n. (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), a new parasite infecting arboreal mammals in Ecuador

Characterization is given of a new parasite, Leishmania equatoriensis sp.n. wich was isolated from the viscera of a sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) and a squirrel (Sciurus granatensis), captured in humid tropical forest onthe Pacific Coast of Ecuador. Data based on biological and molecular criteria, as...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Grimaldi Júnior, Richard D. Kreutzer, Yoshihisa Hashiguchi, Eduardo A. Gomez, Tatsuyuki Mimory, Robert B. Tesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1992-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Leishmania equatorensis sp. n.
Protozoa
Kinetoplastida
Trypanosomatidae
mammalian reservoirs
molecular characterization
monoclonal antibodies
isoenzyme electrophoresis
kinetoplast DNA analysis
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