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Leishmania (Viannia) utingensisn . sp., a parasite from the sandflyLutzomyia (Vlannamyla) tuberculatain Amazonian Brazil

Year: 2003

Type: article

Abstract: A leishmanial parasite isolated in 1977 from a specimen of the sandfly Lutzomyia tuberculata from Pará State, Amazonian Brazil, has been characterized following its comparison with other species of Leishmania from the same region, using isoenzyme profiles, monoclonal antibodies and characterization of the miniexon gene repeat, using the polymerase chain reaction technique (PCR). It is described here under the name of Leishmania (Viannia) utingensis n. sp.

Source: Parasite

DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2003102111

Authors: R.R. Braga, R. Lainson, E.A.Y. Ishikawa, J.J. Shaw

Institutions: Instituto Evandro Chagas, Universidade de São Paulo

Language: English

Topic: Research on Leishmaniasis Studies

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: Wellcome Trust, Universidade Federal do Pará