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New insights on taxonomy, phylogeny and population genetics of Leishmania (Viannia) parasites based on multilocus sequence analysis. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012
The Leishmania genus comprises up to 35 species, some with status still under discussion. The multilocus sequence typing (MLST)--extensively used for bacteria--has been proposed for pathogenic trypanosomatids. For Leishmania, however, a detailed analysis
Mariana C Boité, Isabel L Mauricio, Michael A Miles, Elisa Cupolillo   +3 more
doaj   +8 more sources

Nuclear and kinetoplast DNA analyses reveal genetically complex Leishmania strains with hybrid and mito-nuclear discordance in Peru.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis of the mannose phosphate isomerase (mpi) gene was applied to 134 skin samples collected from patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Peru for identification of ...
Ahmed Tabbabi, Abraham G Cáceres, T Pershing Bustamante Chauca, Chisato Seki, Yanisa Choochartpong, Daiki Mizushima, Daisuke S Yamamoto, Yoshihisa Hashiguchi, Hirotomo Kato   +8 more
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Usefulness of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry in the Characterization of Leishmania Strains Causing Tegumentary Leishmaniasis in Bolivia versus hsp70 Gene Sequencing. [PDF]

Microbiol Spectr, 2023
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is a proteomic technique with proven efficiency in the identification of microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungi, and parasites.
Torrico MC, Fernández-Arévalo A, Ballart C, Solano M, Rojas E, Abras A, Gonzales F, Arnau A, Tebar S, Llovet T, Lozano D, Ariza-Vioque E, Gascón J, Picado A, Torrico F, Muñoz C, Gállego M.   +16 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

High Resolution Melting Analysis Targeting hsp70 as a Fast and Efficient Method for the Discrimination of Leishmania Species. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
BACKGROUND:Protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania cause a large spectrum of clinical manifestations known as Leishmaniases. These diseases are increasingly important public health problems in many countries both within and outside endemic regions ...
Ricardo Andrade Zampieri, Maria Fernanda Laranjeira-Silva, Sandra Marcia Muxel, Ana Carolina Stocco de Lima, Jeffrey Jon Shaw, Lucile Maria Floeter-Winter   +5 more
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Geographic Distribution of Leishmania Species in Ecuador Based on the Cytochrome B Gene Sequence Analysis.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
A countrywide epidemiological study was performed to elucidate the current geographic distribution of causative species of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Ecuador by using FTA card-spotted samples and smear slides as DNA sources.
Hirotomo Kato, Eduardo A Gomez, Luiggi Martini-Robles, Jenny Muzzio, Lenin Velez, Manuel Calvopiña, Manuel Calvopiña, Daniel Romero-Alvarez, Tatsuyuki Mimori, Hiroshi Uezato, Yoshihisa Hashiguchi   +10 more
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Further insight into the geographic distribution of Leishmania species in Peru by cytochrome b and mannose phosphate isomerase gene analyses.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
To obtain further insight into geographic distribution of Leishmania species in Peru, a countrywide survey, including central to southern rainforest areas where information on causative parasite species is limited, was performed based on cytochrome b ...
Hirotomo Kato, Abraham G Cáceres, Chisato Seki, Carmen Rosa Silupu García, Carlos Holguín Mauricci, Salvadora Concepción Castro Martínez, Dafne Moreno Paico, Josefa Leila Castro Muniz, Lucinda Doriz Troyes Rivera, Zoila Isabel Villegas Briones, Silvia Guerrero Quincho, Guísela Lucy Sulca Jayo, Edwin Tineo Villafuerte, Carlos Manrique de Lara Estrada, Fernando Rafael Arias, Fredy Santiago Passara, Nancy Ruelas Llerena, Makoto Kubo, Ahmed Tabbabi, Daisuke S Yamamoto, Yoshihisa Hashiguchi   +20 more
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Unveiling the Enigmatic nature of six neglected Amazonian Leishmania (Viannia) species using the hamster model: Virulence, Histopathology and prospection of LRV1. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) is highly endemic in the Amazon basin and occurs in all South American countries, except Chile and Uruguay. Most Brazilian ATL cases are due to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, however other neglected Amazonian ...
Rodrigo Pedro Soares, Igor Campos Fontes, Felipe Dutra-Rêgo, Jeronimo Nunes Rugani, Paulo Otávio L Moreira, Vânia Lúcia Ribeiro da Matta, Gabriela Venícia Araujo Flores, Carmen Maria Sandoval Pacheco, Andrey José de Andrade, Magda Clara Vieira da Costa-Ribeiro, Jeffrey Jon Shaw, Márcia Dalastra Laurenti   +11 more
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Amino acid permease 3 (aap3) coding sequence as a target for Leishmania identification and diagnosis of leishmaniases using high resolution melting analysis

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background The leishmaniases comprise a spectrum of clinical manifestations caused by different species of Leishmania. Identification of species is important for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up management.
Karl Erik Müller, Ricardo Andrade Zampieri, Juliana Ide Aoki, Sandra Marcia Muxel, Audun Helge Nerland, Lucile Maria Floeter-Winter   +5 more
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Geographical distribution of Leishmania species in Colombia, 1985-2017 [PDF]

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2019
Introduction: Knowledge of the geographical distribution of Leishmania species allows guiding the sampling to little-studied areas and implementing strategies to define risk zones and priority areas for control.
Jussep Salgado-Almario, Carlos Arturo Hernández, Clemencia Elena Ovalle   +2 more
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Tegumentary leishmaniasis by Leishmania braziliensis complex in Cochabamba, Bolivia including the presence of L. braziliensis outlier

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 69, Issue 4, Page 2242-2255, July 2022., 2022
Abstract Leishmaniasis is caused by protozoans of the Leishmania genus, which includes more than 20 species capable of infecting humans worldwide. In the Americas, the most widespread specie is L. braziliensis, present in 18 countries including Bolivia. The taxonomic position of the L. braziliensis complex has been a subject of controversy, complicated
Mary Cruz Torrico, Anna Fernández‐Arévalo, Cristina Ballart, Marco Solano, Ernesto Rojas, Eva Ariza, Silvia Tebar, Daniel Lozano, Alba Abras, Joaquim Gascón, Albert Picado, Carmen Muñoz, Faustino Torrico, Montserrat Gállego   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source