Author | Corrêa, José R. | |
Author | Brazil, Reginaldo P. | |
Author | Soares, Maurilio J. | |
Access date | 2020-11-20T18:59:44Z | |
Available date | 2020-11-20T18:59:44Z | |
Document date | 2005 | |
Citation | CORRÊA, José R.; BRAZIL, Reginaldo P.; SOARES, Maurilio J. Leishmania (Viannia) lainsoni (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), a divergent Leishmania of the Viannia subgenus - A mini review. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 100, n. 6, p. 587-592, Oct. 2005. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 0074-0276 | pt_BR |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/44560 | |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | |
Subject in Portuguese | Leishmania (Viannia) lainsoni | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Trpanossomatídeo | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Taxonomia | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Revisão | pt_BR |
Title | Leishmania (Viannia) lainsoni (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), a divergent Leishmania of the Viannia subgenus - A mini review | pt_BR |
Type | Article | |
DOI | 10.1590/S0074-02762005000600014 | |
Abstract | 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. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Ultra-estrutura e Biologia Celular. Laboratório de Biologia Celular de Microrganismos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular. Laboratório de Bioquímica e Fisiologia de Insetos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Ultra-estrutura e Biologia Celular. Laboratório de Biologia Celular de Microrganismos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Subject | Leishmania (Viannia) lainsoni | pt_BR |
Subject | Trypanosomatid | pt_BR |
Subject | Taxonomy | pt_BR |
Subject | Review | pt_BR |
e-ISSN | 1678-8060 | |