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The variability of the etiological agent of leishmaniasis in the north-east of the Almería Region, south-east Spain

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This study presents the results of characterising 17 strains of Leishmania by isoenzyme electrophoresis from a focus in north-east Almería, south-east Spain. Nine of these were isolated from Phlebotomus pernicious and eight were of canine visceral origin. All the latter were identified as the Leishmania infantum zymodeme GR-1. The homogeneity of these strains greatly contrasts with the heterogeneity observed with those of sandfly origin for which eight zymodemes are described (GR-2, GR-6, GR-8, GR-10, GR-11, GR-12, GR-13 and GR-14).

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  1. Parasitology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Granada University, Campus Universitario Cartuja, 18071, Granada, Spain

    J. Martin Sanchez, F. Morillas Marquez, C. Acedo Sanchez & M. C. Sanchiz Marin

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Sanchez, J.M., Marquez, F.M., Sanchez, C.A. et al. The variability of the etiological agent of leishmaniasis in the north-east of the Almería Region, south-east Spain. Syst Parasitol 30, 233–238 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00010474

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