The characterization by isoenzyme electrophoresis of Leishmania isolated in the People's Republic of China
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 78 (5) , 689-693
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0035-9203(84)90243-8
Abstract
Seven isolates of Leishmania from mainland China were characterized on the basis of their isoenzyme profiles for 10 enzymes. Five isolates were from human visceral leishmaniasis patients, and four of these showed isoenzyme patterns similar to the marker strain of Leishmania infantum, while one was similar to L. donovani sensu lato. One isolate was from a presumed reservoir host of human visceral leishmaniasis, the racoon dog Nyctereutes procyanoides, and was isoenzymically indistinguishable from L. infantum. An isolate of L. gerbilli from the great gerbil Rhombomys opimus was readily distinguishable from Old World marker strains and other Chinese leishmanias. This is the first report of the biochemical characterization of Chinese isolates of Leishmania.Keywords
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