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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| author | Gabriel Grimaldi Júnior Richard D. Kreutzer Yoshihisa Hashiguchi Eduardo A. Gomez Tatsuyuki Mimory Robert B. Tesh |
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| description | 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 well as numerical zymotaxonomical analysis, indicate that this parasite is a new species of the L. brasiliensis complex. L. equatoriensis is cleary distinguishable form all other known species within this complex, using the following molecular criteria: reactivity patterns with specific monoclonal antibodies, isoenzyme electrophoresis, and restriction-endonuclease fragment patterns of kinetoplast DNA (k-DNA). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bc124a73e9e6470d9afd46d79094e0f12023-09-03T09:14:30ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz0074-02761678-80601992-06-0187222122810.1590/S0074-02761992000200009Description of Leishmania equatorensis sp. n. (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), a new parasite infecting arboreal mammals in EcuadorGabriel Grimaldi JúniorRichard D. KreutzerYoshihisa HashiguchiEduardo A. GomezTatsuyuki MimoryRobert B. TeshCharacterization 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 well as numerical zymotaxonomical analysis, indicate that this parasite is a new species of the L. brasiliensis complex. L. equatoriensis is cleary distinguishable form all other known species within this complex, using the following molecular criteria: reactivity patterns with specific monoclonal antibodies, isoenzyme electrophoresis, and restriction-endonuclease fragment patterns of kinetoplast DNA (k-DNA).http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761992000200009Leishmania equatorensis sp. n.ProtozoaKinetoplastidaTrypanosomatidaemammalian reservoirsmolecular characterizationmonoclonal antibodiesisoenzyme electrophoresiskinetoplast DNA analysis |
| spellingShingle | Gabriel Grimaldi Júnior Richard D. Kreutzer Yoshihisa Hashiguchi Eduardo A. Gomez Tatsuyuki Mimory Robert B. Tesh Description of Leishmania equatorensis sp. n. (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), a new parasite infecting arboreal mammals in Ecuador Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Leishmania equatorensis sp. n. Protozoa Kinetoplastida Trypanosomatidae mammalian reservoirs molecular characterization monoclonal antibodies isoenzyme electrophoresis kinetoplast DNA analysis |
| title | Description of Leishmania equatorensis sp. n. (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), a new parasite infecting arboreal mammals in Ecuador |
| title_full | Description of Leishmania equatorensis sp. n. (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), a new parasite infecting arboreal mammals in Ecuador |
| title_fullStr | Description of Leishmania equatorensis sp. n. (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), a new parasite infecting arboreal mammals in Ecuador |
| title_full_unstemmed | Description of Leishmania equatorensis sp. n. (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), a new parasite infecting arboreal mammals in Ecuador |
| title_short | Description of Leishmania equatorensis sp. n. (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), a new parasite infecting arboreal mammals in Ecuador |
| title_sort | description of leishmania equatorensis sp n kinetoplastida trypanosomatidae a new parasite infecting arboreal mammals in ecuador |
| topic | Leishmania equatorensis sp. n. Protozoa Kinetoplastida Trypanosomatidae mammalian reservoirs molecular characterization monoclonal antibodies isoenzyme electrophoresis kinetoplast DNA analysis |
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