Publication
Title
Fluorogenic assay for molecular typing of the **Leishmania donovani** complex : taxonomic and clinical applications
Author
Abstract
We describe a new fluorogenic assay for the identification of species and intraspecies groups within the Leishmania donovani complex. The assay combined (1) 2 polymerase chain reactions targeting the 2 cysteine proteinase b isogenes and (2) a fluorescence-resonance energy transfer/melting curve analysis of the polymorphisms within a 31-nt region. All strains within the L. donovani complex were distinguished from L. tropica, L. major, and L. aethiopica, and 5 distinct groups were identified within the L. donovani complex. Discrepancies were observed with the present taxonomy on the basis of isoenzyme analysis and concerned East African strains, which suggests the need for a systematic reevaluation of the taxonomy. The capacity to type parasites directly from clinical samples was demonstrated with blood and bone marrow samples. This rapid and high-throughput alternative for molecular diagnosis and epidemiological studies of visceral leishmaniasis could be adapted for use with other Leishmania species.
Language
English
Source (journal)
The journal of infectious diseases. - Chicago, Ill.
Publication
Chicago, Ill. : 2005
ISSN
0022-1899
DOI
10.1086/432077
Volume/pages
192 :4 (2005) , p. 685-692
ISI
000231019500018
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
UAntwerpen
Faculty/Department
Research group
Publication type
Subject
External links
Web of Science
Record
Identifier
Creation 04.08.2011
Last edited 23.01.2023
To cite this reference