Leishmania herreri sp. n. from sloths and sandflies of Costa Rica.
Leishmania herreri sp. n. is described after isolation in pure culture from blood, viscera and skin of two-toed (Choloepus hoffmanni) and three-toed (Bradypus griseus) sloths from Costa Rica. Also, it was isolated from the following sandflies: Lutzomyia trapidoi, L. ylephiletor and L. shannoni. The amastigote forms were not seen in the final hosts but they were obtained in tissue culture at 33 C. Both promastigotes and amastigotes failed to infect hamsters. The new parasite is isolated frequently in culture, mixed with other hemoflagellates such as L. braziliensis, Endotrypanum sp. and Trypanosoma rangeli.
D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood / Q000469:parasitology; D003364:Costa Rica; D046508:Culture Techniques; D007891:Leishmania / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D012896:Sloths / Q000469:parasitology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000469:parasitology; D004490:Xenarthra / Q000469:parasitology*