Leishmania infantum Genetic Diversity and Lutzomyia longipalpis Mitochondrial Haplotypes in Brazil
Joint Authors
Costa, Carlos Henrique Nery
Alonso, Diego Peres
Costa, Dorcas Lamounier
Ribolla, Paulo Eduardo Martins
Gushi, Letícia Tsieme
Pires e Cruz, Maria do Socorro
Lima Júnior, Manoel Sebastião da Costa
Dorval, Maria Elizabeth Moraes Cavalheiros
Gutierrez de Oliveira, Alessandra
da Cunha Santos, Mirella Ferreira
Fonseca Camargo-Neves, Vera Lúcia
Fortaleza, Carlos Magno Castello Branco
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-03-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Leishmania infantum is the etiological agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the Americas with domestic dogs being its major reservoir hosts.
The main VL vector is the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis, while other Lutzomyia species may play a role in disease transmission.
Although the genetic structure of L.
infantum populations has been widely evaluated, only a few studies have addressed this subject coupled to the genetic structure of the respective sandfly vectors.
In this study, we analyzed the population structure of L.
infantum in three major VL endemic areas in Brazil and associated it with Lutzomyia longipalpis geographic structure.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ribolla, Paulo Eduardo Martins& Gushi, Letícia Tsieme& Pires e Cruz, Maria do Socorro& Costa, Carlos Henrique Nery& Costa, Dorcas Lamounier& Lima Júnior, Manoel Sebastião da Costa…[et al.]. 2016. Leishmania infantum Genetic Diversity and Lutzomyia longipalpis Mitochondrial Haplotypes in Brazil. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099262
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ribolla, Paulo Eduardo Martins…[et al.]. Leishmania infantum Genetic Diversity and Lutzomyia longipalpis Mitochondrial Haplotypes in Brazil. BioMed Research International No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099262
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ribolla, Paulo Eduardo Martins& Gushi, Letícia Tsieme& Pires e Cruz, Maria do Socorro& Costa, Carlos Henrique Nery& Costa, Dorcas Lamounier& Lima Júnior, Manoel Sebastião da Costa…[et al.]. Leishmania infantum Genetic Diversity and Lutzomyia longipalpis Mitochondrial Haplotypes in Brazil. BioMed Research International. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099262
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1099262