title: Coinfection of Leptomonas seymouri and Leishmania donovani in Indian leishmaniasis.
abstract: Leishmania donovani is considered the causative organism of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL). Testing of 4/29 DNA samples from VL and PKDL patients as well as 2/7 field isolates showed an aberrant internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) pattern, which upon sequencing strongly matched Leptomonas seymouri, thus confirming its presence in Indian leishmaniasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Susmita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Priyanka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: Avijit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: Simanti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Datta
authors.forename: Mitali
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001483:Base Sequence; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D060085:Coinfection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D056986:Euglenozoa Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014351:Trypanosomatina / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer