Leishmania (Viannia) lainsoni (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), a divergent Leishmania of the Viannia subgenus: a mini review

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

José R Corrêa²  Reginaldo P Brazil¹  Maurilio J Soares² 

[1] ,Fiocruz Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Departamento de Ultra-estrutura e Biologia CelularRio de Janeiro RJ ,Brasil

关键词: Leishmania (Viannia) lainsoni;    trypanosomatid;    taxonomy;    review;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762005000600014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Leishmania (Viannia) lainsoni is the Leishmania species that presents the most distinct biological (morphology, growth in axenic culture medium), biochemical (enzymatic electrophoresis profile), and molecular biology characteristics, when compared to other species of the Viannia subgenus. Development of promastigote forms of this parasite attached to the wall of the pyloric and hind gut regions of sand fly vectors is a solid characteristic that allows its positioning in the Viannia subgenus. However, taxonomic data from biochemical and molecular techniques on this Leishmania species are still not conclusive. It is evident the difficulty in taxonomically positioning this borderline Leishmania species. In this review we present the data accumulated since L. (Viannia) lainsoni has been described and we discuss its position in the Viannia subgenus.

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