Epidemiologic, genetic, and clinical associations among phenotypically distinct populations of Leishmania (Viannia) in Colombia.

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.86

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Epidemiologic, genetic, and clinical associations among phenotypically distinct populations of Leishmania (Viannia) in Colombia.

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Jul 1998

Saravia N G, Segura I, Holguin A F, Santrich C, Valderrama L, Ocampo C

Abstract excerpt

Phenotypic characterization of 511 strains of Leishmania, subgenus Viannia, isolated from Colombian patients was conducted based on electrophoretic polymorphisms of 13 isoenzymes. Ninety-one Colombian strains of L. braziliensis were the most heterogeneous, constituting seven zymodemes while 397 L...

Topics

Animals
Cluster Analysis
Colombia
Fresh Water
Geography
Humans
Isoenzymes
Leishmania
Leishmaniasis
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic

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