Analysis of Kinetoplast DNA from Mexican Isolates of Leishmania (L.) mexicana
Table 1
Mexican isolates and reference strains of Leishmania mexicana complex used in this study.
(a)
Reference strains
International code1
Source
L. mexicana
MHOM/BZ/62/BEL21
1
L. mexicana
MHOM/BZ/62/M379
1
L. amazonensis
IFLA/BR/67/PH8
1
L. amazonensis
MHOM/BR/73/M2269
1
L. garnhami
MHOM/VE/75/HM76
1
L. garnhami
MHOM/VE/76/JAP78
1
L. pifanoi
MHOM/VE/57/LL1
1
1: The WHO Leishmania Reference Collection at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
(b)
Mexican isolates2
Origin
From patients with LCL
L. mexicana
MHOM/MX/88/HRC JS (SOB)
Tabasco
L. mexicana
MHOM/MX/88/HRC MC (MC)
Tabasco
L. mexicana
MHOM/MX/83/UAYV (YUC)
Campeche
From patients with DCL
L. mexicana
MHOM/MX/84/ISET GS (GS)
Tabasco
L. mexicana
MHOM/MX/85/ISET HF (HF)
Veracruz
L. Mexicana
MHOM/MX/92/INDRE AM (AM)
Veracruz
L. mexicana
MHOM/MX/92/INDRE AG (AG)
Tabasco
2: Instituto Nacional de Diagnostico y Referencia Epidemiologicos, Secretaria de Salud, Mexico. Tabasco, Veracruz, and Campeche states are located in the Mexican Southeast.