Open AccessCharacterisation of the <i>Leishmania donovani/L. infantum</i> Hybrid Isolated from an Autochothonous Kala-Azar Patient: Preliminary Results of an In Vivo Model
Author(s) -
Özgür Kurt,
Nesteren Mansur Özen,
Elif Merve Aydın,
Deniz Ece Kaya,
Cavit Kerem Kayhan,
Sinem Öktem Okullu,
Ümit İnce,
Fadile Yıldız Zeyrek
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
türkiye parazitoloji dergisi/türkiye parazitoloji dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2146-3077
pISSN - 1300-6320
DOI - 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2021.14622
Subject(s) - leishmania donovani , leishmania infantum , visceral leishmaniasis , in vivo , leishmania , leishmaniasis , biology , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , parasite hosting , computer science , world wide web
In the present study, preliminary outcomes of the in vivo assessment of a Leishmania donovani/L. infantum hybrid isolated from a hospitalised patient with visceral leishmaniasis in Manisa and identified through analysis of the Leishmania -specific ITS-1, hsp70 and cpb gene regions are presented in comparison with reference strains of L. donovani and L. infantum .