DIVERSITY AMONG LEISHMANIA ISOLATES FROM THE SUDAN - ISOENZYME HOMOGENEITY OF LEISHMANIA-DONOVANI VERSUS HETEROGENEITY OF L-MAJOR

被引:12
作者
IBRAHIM, ME
EVANS, DA
THEANDER, TG
ELHASSAN, AM
KHARAZMI, A
机构
[1] UNIV COPENHAGEN,CTR MED PARASITOL,COPENHAGEN,DENMARK
[2] NATL UNIV HOSP,COPENHAGEN,DENMARK
[3] UNIV LONDON LONDON SCH HYG & TROP MED,DEPT MED PARASITOL,LONDON WC1E 7HT,ENGLAND
[4] UNIV KHARTOUM,INST ENDEM DIS,KHARTOUM,SUDAN
关键词
LEISHMANIASIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIC TROPICA; ZYMODEMES; SUDAN;
D O I
10.1016/0035-9203(95)90010-1
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Leishmania isolates from patients in the Sudan suffering from either visceral or cutaneous leishmaniasis were characterized using a battery of 12 enzymes. Aspartate aminotransferase separated the L. donovani isolates into 2 distinct zymodemes, but the overall results showed no significant geographical variation among L. donovani isolates. In contrast, the isolates of L. major were polymorphic, exhibiting differences in nucleoside hydrolase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, superoxide dismutase, esterase, mannose phosphate isomerase, and aspartate aminotransferase, resulting in the description of 4 new enzymatic variants.
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页数:4
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