1992
Cutaneous leishmaniasis in western Venezuela caused by infection with Leishmania venezuelensis and L. braziliensis variants
Bonfante-Garrido R, Meléndez E, Barroeta S, de Alejos M, Momen H, Cupolillo E, McMahon-Pratt D, Grimaldi G. Cutaneous leishmaniasis in western Venezuela caused by infection with Leishmania venezuelensis and L. braziliensis variants. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1992, 86: 141-148. PMID: 1440772, DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(92)90544-m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsL. braziliensisEndemic regionsSame endemic regionLeishmania venezuelensisL. venezuelensisSpecific monoclonal antibodiesCutaneous leishmaniasisPositive culturesEpidemiological studiesInfected donkeysHuman casesMonoclonal antibodiesDomestic reservoirBraziliensisL. guyanensisVenezuelensisState of LaraIsoenzyme electrophoresisReference strains
1991
Characterization of Leishmania colombiensis sp. n (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), a new parasite infecting humans, animals, and phlebotomine sand flies in Colombia and Panama.
Kreutzer R, Corredor A, Grimaldi G, Grogl M, Rowton E, Young D, Morales A, McMahon-Pratt D, Guzman H, Tesh R. Characterization of Leishmania colombiensis sp. n (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), a new parasite infecting humans, animals, and phlebotomine sand flies in Colombia and Panama. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1991, 44: 662-75. PMID: 1677544, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1991.44.662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew parasiteRestriction endonuclease fragment patternsPhlebotomine sand fliesKinetoplast DNASand fliesFragment patternsMolecular criteriaNew memberL. braziliensis complexL. lainsoniSpFliesBraziliensis complexPanamaParasitesIsoenzyme electrophoresisGenusMonoclonal antibodiesDNAMembersSlothsCharacterizationElectrophoresisLainsoniIsolates
1989
Identification, using isoenzyme electrophoresis and monoclonal antibodies, of Leishmania isolated from humans and wild animals of Ecuador.
Mimori T, Grimaldi G, Kreutzer R, Gomez E, McMahon-Pratt D, Tesh R, Hashiguchi Y. Identification, using isoenzyme electrophoresis and monoclonal antibodies, of Leishmania isolated from humans and wild animals of Ecuador. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1989, 40: 154-8. PMID: 2919726, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1989.40.154.Peer-Reviewed Original Research