2015
Parasitological Confirmation and Analysis of Leishmania Diversity in Asymptomatic and Subclinical Infection following Resolution of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Rosales-Chilama M, Gongora RE, Valderrama L, Jojoa J, Alexander N, Rubiano LC, Cossio A, Adams ER, Saravia NG, Gomez MA. Parasitological Confirmation and Analysis of Leishmania Diversity in Asymptomatic and Subclinical Infection following Resolution of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9: e0004273. PMID: 26659114, PMCID: PMC4684356, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAsymptomatic InfectionsBlotting, SouthernChildCluster AnalysisColombiaDNA, HelminthDNA, KinetoplastFemaleGenetic VariationGenotypeHumansLeishmaniaLeishmaniasis, CutaneousMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyPolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Small CytoplasmicSequence Analysis, DNASignal Recognition ParticleYoung AdultConceptsCutaneous leishmaniasisSubclinical infectionParasitological confirmationAsymptomatic infectionEndemic areasHistory of CLTest-positive individualsImmunological evidenceViability of LeishmaniaMucosal swab samplesPersistent subclinical infectionMucosal tissue samplesReservoir of infectionActive diseaseLeishmania kDNALeishmania infectionPositive individualsPersistent infectionBlood monocytesParasite burdenInfectionParasite populationsSwab samplesTransmission of diseaseTissue samples
2000
INTRASPECIFIC HETEROGENEITY IN THE MINI-EXON GENE LOCALIZATION OF LEISHMANIA (VIANNIA) PANAMENSIS AND LEISHMANIA (VIANNIA) GUYANENSIS FROM COLOMBIA
Pacheco R, Fernandes O, Salinas G, Segura I, Momen H, Degrave W, Saravia N, Campbell D. INTRASPECIFIC HETEROGENEITY IN THE MINI-EXON GENE LOCALIZATION OF LEISHMANIA (VIANNIA) PANAMENSIS AND LEISHMANIA (VIANNIA) GUYANENSIS FROM COLOMBIA. Journal Of Parasitology 2000, 86: 1250-1253. PMID: 11191900, DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[1250:ihitme]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMini-exon gene sequencesGene sequencesGene localizationMini-exon geneChromosomal localizationGenetic variabilityL. guyanensisIntraspecific heterogeneityDifferent karyotypesChromosomesPanamensisKbL. panamensisSpeciesLeishmania panamensisMolecular epidemiologic markerViannia subgenusHuman isolates
1995
Genotypic polymorphisms in experimental metastatic dermal leishmaniasis
Pacheco R, Martinez J, Valderrama L, Momen H, Saravia N. Genotypic polymorphisms in experimental metastatic dermal leishmaniasis. Molecular And Biochemical Parasitology 1995, 69: 197-209. PMID: 7770084, DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(94)00212-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research