THE VARIABILITY OF THE ETIOLOGIC AGENT OF LEISHMANIASIS IN THE NORTHEAST OF THE ALMERIA REGION, SOUTH-EAST SPAIN

Authors
SANCHEZ JM MARQUEZ FM SANCHEZ CA MARIN MCS
Citation
Jm. Sanchez et al., THE VARIABILITY OF THE ETIOLOGIC AGENT OF LEISHMANIASIS IN THE NORTHEAST OF THE ALMERIA REGION, SOUTH-EAST SPAIN, Systematic parasitology, 30(3), 1995, pp. 233-238
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Parasitiology
Journal title
Systematic parasitology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01655752
Volume
30
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
233 - 238
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-5752(1995)30:3<233:TVOTEA>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
This study presents the results of characterising 17 strains of Leishm ania by isoenzyme electrophoresis from a focus in north-east Almeria, south-east Spain. Nine of these were isolated from Phlebotomus pernici ous and eight were of canine visceral origin. All the latter were iden tified as the Leishmania infantum zymodeme GR-1. The homogeneity of th ese strains greatly contrasts with the heterogeneity observed with tho se of sandfly origin for which eight zymodemes are described (GR-2, GR -6, GR-X, GR-10, GR-11, GR-12, GR-13 and GR-14).