title: Further characterization of Chinese Leishmania isolates by isoenzyme electrophoresis.
abstract: Ten Chinese Leishmania isolates from different endemic areas and hosts are characterized by isoenzyme electrophoresis for 9 enzymes. Seven were isolated from visceral leishmaniasis patients, one from an infected dog, one from a sandfly and one from a naturally infected racoon dog. Eight of the 10 isolates were indistinguishable in isoenzyme profile from the L infantum reference strain. The isoenzyme profiles of the remaining two isolates (from kala azar patients in Xinjiang) could not be characterized in this study and need further research.
authors.forename: Z B
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Z T
authors.initials: ZT
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs; D004588:Electrophoresis, Cellulose Acetate / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007891:Leishmania / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary