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Isoenzymatic characterization of human isolates of Leishmania sp (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) from the municipalities of Rio Preto da Eva and Manaus, State of Amazonas

Twenty-three isolates of Leishmania sp from patients in the municipalities of Rio Preto da Eva and Manaus were characterized and identified by means of isoenzyme electrophoresis and the degree of similarity between the organisms was analyzed. The results indicated that Leishmania guyanensis and Leis...

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Autor principal: Figueira, Luanda de Paula
Outros Autores: Zanotti, Michele, Pinheiro, Francimeire Gomes, Franco, A. M.
Grau: Artigo
Idioma: pt_BR
Publicado em: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2020
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Acesso em linha: https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/15161
Resumo:
Twenty-three isolates of Leishmania sp from patients in the municipalities of Rio Preto da Eva and Manaus were characterized and identified by means of isoenzyme electrophoresis and the degree of similarity between the organisms was analyzed. The results indicated that Leishmania guyanensis and Leishmania naiffi were present in these two environments and that the Leishmania naiffi samples were heterogenous.