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Leishmania (Viannia) shawisp. n., a parasite of monkeys, sloths and procyonids in Amazonian brazil

Year: 1989

Type: article

Abstract: Leishmania (Viannia) shawi sp. n., is described from the monkeys Cebus apella and Chiropotes satanus, the sloths Choloepus didactylus and Bradypus tridactylus, the procyonid Nasua nasua, and the phlebotomine sandfly Lutzomyia whitmani, all from primary forest in the State of Pará, north Brazil. L. (V.) shawi is variably distinguished from all other known species within the subgenus Viannia by a combination of biological, biochemical and serological characters, as revealed by studies on morphology, isoenzyme profiles, kDNA buoyant densities and monoclonal antibodies.

Source: Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée

DOI: 10.1051/parasite/1989643200

Authors: R. Lainson, R. R. Braga, A. A. A. De Souza, M. M. Pôvoa, E. A. Y. Ishikawa, F. T. Silveira

Institution: Instituto Evandro Chagas

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: bronze

Funder: Wellcome Trust