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Leishmania tarentolae: taxonomic classification and its application as a promising biotechnological expression host

, 2019
In this review, we summarize the current knowledge concerning the eukaryotic protozoan parasite Leishmania tarentolae, with a main focus on its potential for biotechnological applications.
Klatt, S., Konthur, Z., Maslov, D., Simpson, L.   +3 more
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Ecological aspects and molecular detection of Leishmania DNA Ross (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) in phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in terra firme and várzea environments in the Middle Solimões Region, Amazonas State, Brazil

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are insects of medical importance due to the role that some species play in the transmission of leishmaniasis.
Antonio Marques Pereira Júnior, Carolina Bioni Garcia Teles, Ana Paula de Azevedo dos Santos, Moreno de Souza Rodrigues, Eric Fabrício Marialva, Felipe Arley Costa Pessoa, Jansen Fernandes Medeiros   +6 more
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis in northeastern Brazil: a critical appraisal of studies conducted in State of Pernambuco Leishmaniose cutânea no nordeste do Brasil: uma avaliação crítica dos estudos realizados no Estado de Pernambuco

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2012
American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is a complex disease with clinical and epidemiological features that may vary from region to region. In fact, at least seven different Leishmania species, including Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, Leishmania ...
Maria Edileuza Felinto de Brito, Maria Sandra Andrade, Filipe Dantas-Torres, Eduardo Henrique Gomes Rodrigues, Milena de Paiva Cavalcanti, Alzira Maria Paiva de Almeida, Sinval Pinto Brandão-Filho   +6 more
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Phenotypic characterization of Leishmania spp. causing cutaneous leishmaniasis in the lower Amazon region, western Pará state, Brazil, reveals a putative hybrid parasite, Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis × Leishmania (Viannia) shawi shawi

Parasite, 2014
We phenotypically characterized 43 leishmanial parasites from cutaneous leishmaniasis by isoenzyme electrophoresis and the indirect immunofluorescence antibody test (23 McAbs).
Yara Lúcia Lins Jennings, A. D. de Souza, E. Ishikawa, J. Shaw, R. Lainson, F. Silveira   +5 more
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A FRET-based real-time PCR assay to identify the main causal agents of New World tegumentary leishmaniasis.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013
In South America, various species of Leishmania are endemic and cause New World tegumentary leishmaniasis (NWTL). The correct identification of these species is critical for adequate clinical management and surveillance activities.
Pablo Tsukayama, Jorge H Núñez, Maxy De Los Santos, Valeria Soberón, Carmen M Lucas, Greg Matlashewski, Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas, Marianela Ore, G Christian Baldeviano, Kimberly A Edgel, Andres G Lescano, Paul C F Graf, David J Bacon   +12 more
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Μοριακή ανάλυση απλότυπων Leishmania σε σκύλους της Θεσσαλίας [PDF]

, 2010
Η λεϊσμανίαση είναι μια ζωονόσος που προκαλείται από διάφορα είδη του παρασίτου Leishmania, μέλους της οικογένειας Trypanosomatidae. Ένας από τους σημαντικότερους ξενιστές του παρασίτου αυτού είναι ο σκύλος, ο οποίος λειτουργεί και ως δεξαμενή της ...
Κοσκινιώτη, Παναγιώτα Μ.
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Review and new therapeutic alternatives for the treatment of cutaneous Leishmaniasis [PDF]

, 2014
Podeu consultar el llibre complet a: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/63704Leishmaniasis comprises a group of diseases caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania and has two basic clinical forms, visceral Leishmaniasis and cutaneous Leishmaniasis. The clinical
Pujol Brugués, Alba, Riera Lizandra, Ma. Cristina   +1 more
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Development and validation of PCR-based assays for diagnosis of American cutaneous leishmaniasis and identificatio nof the parasite species [PDF]

, 2012
In this study, PCR assays targeting different Leishmania heat-shock protein 70 gene (hsp70) regions, producing fragments ranging in size from 230-390 bp were developed and evaluated to determine their potential as a tool for the specific molecular ...
Boité, Mariana Côrtes, Cupolillo, Elisa, Graça, Grazielle Cardoso da, Hueb, Marcia, Oliveira Neto, Manoel Paes de, Porrozzi, Renato, Romero, Gustavo Adolfo Sierra, Volpini, Angela Cristina   +7 more
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Uso del gen citocromo B (CYTB) para la determinación de especies en aislados de Leishmania (Viannia), en la República de Panamá [PDF]

, 2021
La leishmaniasis tegumentaria (LT), es una de las parasitosis de transmisión vectorial de las más frecuentes en Panamá, cuya incidencia aproximada es de 26,8 por cada 100 000 habitantes.
Dávila Moreno, Michelle M.
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Genetic Data Showing Evolutionary Links between Leishmania and Endotrypanum [PDF]

, 1998
Striking similarities at the morphological, molecular and biological levels exist between many trypanosomatids isolated from sylvatic insects and/or vertebrate reservoir hosts that make the identification of medically important parasites demanding.
Arias JR, Christensen H, Christensen H, Croan D, Croan DG, Cupolillo E, Cupolillo E, Cupolillo E, Deane LM, Delgado O, Elisa Cupolillo, Enrique Medina-Acosta, Eresh S, Fernandes AP, Fernandes O, Fernandes O, Floch H, Franco AMR, Franco AMR, Gabriel Grimaldi Jr, Grimaldi Jr G, Grimaldi Jr G, Grimaldi Jr G, Herrer A, Júlio C Pereira, Kreutzer RD, Kumar S, Lainson R, Lainson R, Lainson R, Lainson R, Luiza OR Pereira, Marcos P Catanho, Medina-Acosta E, Noyes HA, Noyes HA, Octávio Fernandes, Pacheco RS, Pipkin AC, Rogers WO, Shaw JJ, Shaw JJ, Thomaz-Soccol V, Travi BL, Zeledon R   +44 more
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