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The development of species of Leishmania Ross, 1903 in Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912)

1995; Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde; Volume: 90; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0074-02761995000300011

ISSN

1678-8060

Autores

Célia Maria Ferreira Gontijo, A. R. Falcão, Alda Lima Falcão, Marcello de Vasconcelos Coelho,

Tópico(s)

Trypanosoma species research and implications

Resumo

The development of four isolates of Leishmania from foci of American cutaneous leishmaniasis was studied in Lutzomyia longipalpis. The suggestion that the differences in the development of the Leishmania in the invertebrate host are of great taxonomic significance was confirmed. The pattern of development of three strains was typical of parasites of the subgenus Leishmania, the other was similar to Leishmania of the subgenus Viannia. The identification of the strains using other criteria is in agreement with biological characterization. The results show that the morphological and morphometric study of promastigotes do not clearly define the taxonomic position of the parasites but other studies are needed to confirm this.

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