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...
Main Authors: | Gabriel Grimaldi Júnior, Richard D. Kreutzer, Yoshihisa Hashiguchi, Eduardo A. Gomez, Tatsuyuki Mimory, Robert B. Tesh |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
1992-06-01
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Series: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761992000200009 |
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