Barbosa W, Moreira M C, Souza M, Souza J M, Rassi D M, Gerais B B, Oliveira R L
Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1976 Dec;70(4):389-99. doi: 10.1080/00034983.1976.11687138.
The authors studied a species of Leishmania which is the causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Mato Grosso, Brazil. The parasite displays unusual characteristics which do not fit exactly into either the L. mexicana or L. brasiliensis complexes. The buoyant density DNA resembles that of the L. mexicana complex but the culture and hamster inoculation results resemble those of the L. brasiliensis complex. Further comparative studies are required to elucidate the relationship of the Mato Grosso Leishmania to the L. mexicana complex.
作者研究了一种利什曼原虫，它是巴西马托格罗索州皮肤利什曼病的病原体。该寄生虫表现出不同寻常的特征，不完全符合墨西哥利什曼原虫或巴西利什曼原虫复合体。其浮力密度DNA类似于墨西哥利什曼原虫复合体，但培养和仓鼠接种结果类似于巴西利什曼原虫复合体。需要进一步的比较研究来阐明马托格罗索利什曼原虫与墨西哥利什曼原虫复合体之间的关系。
