title: Leishmania donovani and cutaneous leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: H V Yamuna D
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Siriwardana
authors.forename: Harry A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Noyes
authors.forename: Nicholas J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Beeching
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Chance
authors.forename: Nadira D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Karunaweera
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Bates
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D010734:Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase