Leishmania donovani and cutaneous leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka.

ABSTRACT: To investigate the relationship of cutaneous leishmaniasis isolates from Sri Lanka to known species, we performed DNA sequencing and microsatellite analyses. We identified Leishmania donovani as the agent of Sri Lanka cutaneous leishmaniasis and showed that these parasites are closely related to those causing visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent.

SUBMITTER: Siriwardana HV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2725894 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature