Identification and Biological Characterization of Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis Isolated from a Patient with Tegumentary Leishmaniasis in Goiás, a Nonendemic Area for This Species in Brazil

Identification and Biological Characterization of Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis Isolated from a Patient with Tegumentary Leishmaniasis in Goiás, a Nonendemic Area for This Species in Brazil

The aim of this study was to characterize clinical field isolates of Leishmania spp. obtained from patients with American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis (ATL) who live in Goiás state, Brazil. The presumed areas of infection were in Goiás, Tocantins, and Pará states. Three isolates of parasites were ident...

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Main Authors: Alause da Silva Pires, Arissa Felipe Borges, Adriano Cappellazzo Coelho, Miriam Leandro Dorta, Ruy de Souza Lino Junior, Ledice Inacia de Araújo Pereira, Sebastião Alves Pinto, Milton Adriano Pelli de Oliveira, Grazzielle Guimarães de Matos, Ises A. Abrahamsohn, Silvia Reni B. Uliana, Glória Maria Collet de Araújo Lima, Fátima Ribeiro-Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/350764

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/350764

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