Author | Fernandes, Octávio | |
Author | Bozza, Marcelo | |
Author | Pascale, Juan M. | |
Author | Miranda, Antonio B. de | |
Author | Lopes, Ulisses G. | |
Author | Degrave, Wim M. | |
Access date | 2019-11-02T19:31:21Z | |
Available date | 2019-11-02T19:31:21Z | |
Document date | 1996 | |
Citation | FERNANDES, Octavio et al. An oligonucleotide probe derived from kDNA minirepeats is specific for Leishmania (Viannia). Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 91, n. 3, p. 279-284, May/June 1996. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 0074-0276 | pt_BR |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/36812 | |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Leishmania braziliensis | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Leishmania panamensis | pt_BR |
Title | An oligonucleotide probe derived from kDNA minirepeats is specific for Leishmania (Viannia) | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
DOI | 10.1590/S0074-02761996000300005 | |
Abstract | Sequence analysis of Leishmania (Viannia) kDNA minicircles and analysis of multiple sequence alignments of the conserved region (minirepeats) of five distinct minicircles from L. (V.) braziliensis species with corresponding sequences derived from other dermotropic leishmanias indicated the presence of a sub-genus specific sequence. An oligonucleotide bearing this sequence was designed and used as a molecular probe, being able to recognize solely the sub-genus Viannia species in hybridization experiments. A dendrogram reflecting the homologies among the minirepeat sequences was constructed. Sequence clustering was obtained corresponding to the traditional classification based on similarity of biochemical, biological and parasitological characteristics of these Leishmania species, distinguishing the Old World dermotropic leishmanias, the New World dermotropic leishmanias of the sub-genus Leishmania and of the sub-genus Viannia. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Faculdade de Ciências Médicas. Departamento de Patologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Departamento de Biofísica. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade do Panamá. Departamento de Parasitologia. Panamá. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Departamento de Biofísica. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Subject | Leishmania (Viannia) identification | pt_BR |
Subject | Minicircle DNA sequences | pt_BR |
Subject | Oligonucleotide probe | pt_BR |
Subject | Leishmania braziliensis | pt_BR |
Subject | Leishmania panamensis | pt_BR |
e-ISSN | 1678-8060 | |