TABLE 1.
Strains of Leishmania used in this study
| Species | International reference no. | Origin | Sourcea |
|---|---|---|---|
| L. (Viannia) braziliensis | MHOM/NI/89/XD37 | Nicaragua | 1 |
| MHOM/BR/84/LTB300 | Brazil | 2 | |
| L. (Viannia) panamensis | MHOM/NI/91/ZF11 | Nicaragua | 1 |
| MHOM/NI/89/XD26 | Nicaragua | 1 | |
| MHOM/PA/71/LS94 | Panama | 2 | |
| L. (V.) braziliensis-L. (V.) panamensis | MHOM/NI/88/XD42 | Nicaragua | 1 |
| L. (V.) braziliensis-L. (Viannia) guyanensis | MHOM/VE/92/P-2 | Venezuela | 3 |
| L. (V.) guyanensis | MHOM/BR/75/M4147 | Brazil | 2 |
| L. (Viannia) peruviana | MHOM/PE/84/LC26 | Peru | 4 |
| L. (Viannia) lainsoni | MHOM/BR/81/M16426 | Brazil | 5 |
| L. amazonensis | MHOM/BR/67/PH8 | Brazil | 2 |
| MHOM/BR/73/M2269 | Brazil | 2 | |
| L. mexicana | MNYC/BZ/62/M379 | Belize | 2 |
| L. chagasi | MHOM/BR/74/PP75 | Brazil | 2 |
| MHOM/HN/87/029 | Honduras | 6 | |
| L. donovani | MHOM/IN/80/DD8 | India | 2 |
| T. cruzi | TCN (human, 1988) | Nicaragua | 1 |
| T. brucei gambiense | ILRAD 1325 | Zaire | 7 |
| C. fasciculata | ATCC 11745 | United States | 7 |
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Sources: 1, B. Rodriguez and A. Belli, Centro Nacional de Diagnóstico y Referencia, Ministerio de Salud, Managua, Nicaragua; 2, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; 3, R. Bonfante-Garrido, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Centro Occidental “Lisandro Alvarado,” Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela; 4, M. López, Instituto de Medicina Tropical “Alexander von Humboldt,” Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru; 5, S. Revollo, Instituto SELADIS, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia; 6, C. Ponce, Laboratorio Central, Ministerio de Salud Pública, Tegucigalpa, Honduras; 7, N. Agabian, Program in Molecular Pathogenesis, University of California, San Francisco.