Leishmaniasis in Sardinia: II. Natural infection of Phlebotomus perniciosus Newstead, 1911, by Leishmania infantum Nicolle, 1908, in the province of Cagliari.
Two promastigote-infected specimens of Phlebotomus perniciosus Newstead, 1911, were found in the province of Cagliari, Italy. The parasites from one specimen were successfully cultured in a hamster. The isolate was typed on 11 enzymes and shown to be identical with the reference strain of Leishmania infantum s.st. This is the first typing of a leishmanial organism from naturally infected P. perniciosus.
D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics; D007558:Italy; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000635:transmission*; D010691:Phlebotomus / Q000469:parasitology*
D007527:Isoenzymes