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Natural Leishmania donovani/Leishmania aethiopica hybrids identified from Ethiopia

Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2011
Natural hybridization events have been demonstrated between closely and distantly related Leishmania groups despite a predominantly clonal and endogamically sexual mode of reproduction. Here we report the first natural hybrid between Leishmania aethiopica and Leishmania donovani, as evidenced from the analysis of several clones from strain MHOM/ET/94 ...
Odiwuor, S., De Doncker, S., Maes, I., Dujardin, J. C., Van der Auwera, G.   +4 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Targeting Aurora Kinases as Essential Cell‐Cycle Regulators to Deliver Multi‐Stage Antimalarials Against Plasmodium Falciparum

Angewandte Chemie, Volume 137, Issue 51, December 15, 2025.
In this study, we repurposed human Aurora kinase‐specific inhibitors to identify potential antimalarial agents. Two inhibitors, hesperadin and TAE684, exhibited sub‐micromolar activity across multiple parasite stages, with hesperadin demonstrating significant potency and selectivity by specifically targeting PfArk1.
Henrico Langeveld, Keletso Maepa, Marché Maree, Jessica L. Thibaud, Nicolaas Salomane, Rosie Bridgwater, Mufuliat T. Famodimu, Luiz C. Godoy, Charisse Flerida A. Pasaje, Nonlawat Boonyalai, Mariana Laureano de Souza, Justin Fong, Tayla Rabie, Mariëtte van der Watt, Rensu P. Theart, Sonja Ghidelli‐Disse, Jacquin C. Niles, Marcus C. S. Lee, Elizabeth A. Winzeler, Michael J. Delves, Kelly Chibale, Kathryn J. Wicht, Lauren B. Coulson, Lyn‐Marié Birkholtz   +23 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Molecular docking of daunorubicin and etoposide drugs against Leishmania donovani: A theoretical study

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
Background & objectives: The human blood parasite Leishmania donovani causes visceral leishmaniasis or grayish discoloration of the skin (black fever/kala-azar). Antitumor drugs such as daunorubicin and etoposide can help to treat such diseases.
Afnan Mohammed Shakoori, Fatemah Alhakami, Ghadir Sindi, Areej Yahya Alyahyawi, Rasha Abdullah Alhazzaa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Leishmania mortality in sand fly blood meal is not species-specific and does not result from direct effect of proteinases

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Leishmania development in sand flies is confined to the alimentary tract and is closely connected with blood meal digestion. Previously, it has been published that activities of sand fly midgut proteases are harmful to Leishmania, especially ...
Katerina Pruzinova, Jovana Sadlova, Jitka Myskova, Tereza Lestinova, Jozef Janda, Petr Volf   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Autochthonous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania tropica, Identified by Using Whole-Genome Sequencing, Sri Lanka

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is atypical in Sri Lanka because Leishmania donovani, which typically causes visceral disease, is the causative agent. The origins of recently described hybrids between L. donovani and other Leishmania spp.
Hermali Silva, Tiago R. Ferreira, Kajan Muneeswaran, Sumudu R. Samarasinghe, Eliza V.C. Alves-Ferreira, Michael E. Grigg, Naduviladath V. Chandrasekharan, David L. Sacks, Nadira D. Karunaweera   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Asymptomatic Leishmania donovani infection and associated factors among blood donors attending at Metema district Blood Bank, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross- sectional study

Archives of Public Health, 2023
Background Ethiopia is one of the top 10 countries in the world where 90% visceral leishmaniasis cases are reported. Metema-Humera lowlands are the most important foci in Ethiopia. Blood transfusion in visceral leishmaniasis endemic foci in Ethiopia does
Iyasu Melkie, Mulat Yimer, Getaneh Alemu, Banchamlak Tegegne   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rapid Detection of Leishmania infantum Infection in Dogs: Comparative Study Using an Immunochromatographic Dipstick Test, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, and PCR [PDF]

, 2002
Current zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) control programs in Brazil include the culling of Leishmania infantum-infected reservoir dogs, a strategy that has failed to prevent a rise of canine and human ZVL cases over the past decade.
Bruce Alex, Bruce Alex, Clive R. Davies, Clive R. Davies, J. Clin Microbiol, Richard Reithinger, Richard Reithinger, Rupert J. Quinnell, Rupert J. Quinnell   +8 more
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Targeting Ergosterol biosynthesis in Leishmania donovani: essentiality of sterol 14 alpha-demethylase. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015
Leishmania protozoan parasites (Trypanosomatidae family) are the causative agents of cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis worldwide. While these diseases are associated with significant morbidity and mortality, there are few adequate ...
Laura-Isobel McCall, Amale El Aroussi, Jun Yong Choi, Debora F Vieira, Geraldine De Muylder, Jonathan B Johnston, Steven Chen, Danielle Kellar, Jair L Siqueira-Neto, William R Roush, Larissa M Podust, James H McKerrow   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antimicrobial Activity of Locally Synthesized Carbon Nanosphere on Some Pathogenic Species of Bacteria and Parasites

مجلة بغداد للعلوم, 2021
Antibacterial activity of CNSs against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli was estimated. Higher inhibition zone of 18 mm and 20 mm were observed against S.
Ali Taha , Abdulqader Faisal, Shaimaa A., Mohammad Al-Halbosiy   +3 more
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Intra- and interspecific polymorphisms ofLeishmania donovani andL. tropica minicircle DNA [PDF]

, 1994
A pair of degenerate polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers (LEI-1, TCG GAT CC[C,T] [G,C]TG GGT AGG GGC GT; LEI-2, ACG GAT CC[G,C] [G,C][A,C]C TAT [A,T]TT ACA CC) defining a 0.15-kb segment ofLeishmania minicircle DNA was constructed.
AJ Magill, DC Barker, DF Smith, DG Higgins, F Sanger, GZ Kidane, H. Rinder, JM Blackwell, K Stuart, MHL Bruijn de, P. Dobner, R Sommer, RD Kreutzer, S Lee, T Laskay, T. L�scher, WO Rogers   +16 more
core   +1 more source