Leishmania donovani and cutaneous leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka.
To investigate the relationship of cutaneous leishmaniasis isolates from Sri Lanka to known species, we performed DNA sequencing and microsatellite analyses. We identified Leishmania donovani as the agent of Sri Lanka cutaneous leishmaniasis and showed that these parasites are closely related to those causing visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent.
Siriwardana
H V Yamuna D
HV
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Noyes
Harry A
HA
Beeching
Nicholas J
NJ
Chance
Michael L
ML
Karunaweera
Nadira D
ND
Bates
Paul A
PA
D000818:Animals; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000469:parasitology*; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics; D010734:Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity; D013188:Sri Lanka
D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D010734:Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase