Geographic Distribution of Leishmania Species in Ecuador Based on the Cytochrome B Gene Sequence Analysis.
A countrywide epidemiological study was performed to elucidate the current geographic distribution of causative species of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Ecuador by using FTA card-spotted samples and smear slides as DNA sources. Putative Leishmania in 165 samples collected from patients with CL in...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:5808b5403b834fc2a4ecf14fe184accb 2023-05-15T15:04:42+02:00 Geographic Distribution of Leishmania Species in Ecuador Based on the Cytochrome B Gene Sequence Analysis. Hirotomo Kato Eduardo A Gomez Luiggi Martini-Robles Jenny Muzzio Lenin Velez Manuel Calvopiña Daniel Romero-Alvarez Tatsuyuki Mimori Hiroshi Uezato Yoshihisa Hashiguchi 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004844 https://doaj.org/article/5808b5403b834fc2a4ecf14fe184accb EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4943627?pdf=render https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004844 https://doaj.org/article/5808b5403b834fc2a4ecf14fe184accb PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 10, Iss 7, p e0004844 (2016) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004844 2022-12-31T04:33:38Z A countrywide epidemiological study was performed to elucidate the current geographic distribution of causative species of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Ecuador by using FTA card-spotted samples and smear slides as DNA sources. Putative Leishmania in 165 samples collected from patients with CL in 16 provinces of Ecuador were examined at the species level based on the cytochrome b gene sequence analysis. Of these, 125 samples were successfully identified as Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis, L. (V.) braziliensis, L. (V.) naiffi, L. (V.) lainsoni, and L. (Leishmania) mexicana. Two dominant species, L. (V.) guyanensis and L. (V.) braziliensis, were widely distributed in Pacific coast subtropical and Amazonian tropical areas, respectively. Recently reported L. (V.) naiffi and L. (V.) lainsoni were identified in Amazonian areas, and L. (L.) mexicana was identified in an Andean highland area. Importantly, the present study demonstrated that cases of L. (V.) braziliensis infection are increasing in Pacific coast areas. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Pacific PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 10 7 e0004844 |
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A countrywide epidemiological study was performed to elucidate the current geographic distribution of causative species of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Ecuador by using FTA card-spotted samples and smear slides as DNA sources. Putative Leishmania in 165 samples collected from patients with CL in 16 provinces of Ecuador were examined at the species level based on the cytochrome b gene sequence analysis. Of these, 125 samples were successfully identified as Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis, L. (V.) braziliensis, L. (V.) naiffi, L. (V.) lainsoni, and L. (Leishmania) mexicana. Two dominant species, L. (V.) guyanensis and L. (V.) braziliensis, were widely distributed in Pacific coast subtropical and Amazonian tropical areas, respectively. Recently reported L. (V.) naiffi and L. (V.) lainsoni were identified in Amazonian areas, and L. (L.) mexicana was identified in an Andean highland area. Importantly, the present study demonstrated that cases of L. (V.) braziliensis infection are increasing in Pacific coast areas. |
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Geographic Distribution of Leishmania Species in Ecuador Based on the Cytochrome B Gene Sequence Analysis. |
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Geographic Distribution of Leishmania Species in Ecuador Based on the Cytochrome B Gene Sequence Analysis. |
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Geographic Distribution of Leishmania Species in Ecuador Based on the Cytochrome B Gene Sequence Analysis. |
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Geographic Distribution of Leishmania Species in Ecuador Based on the Cytochrome B Gene Sequence Analysis. |
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Geographic Distribution of Leishmania Species in Ecuador Based on the Cytochrome B Gene Sequence Analysis. |
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geographic distribution of leishmania species in ecuador based on the cytochrome b gene sequence analysis. |
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