TABLE 1.
Designation and characteristics of Leishmania (Viannia) strains included in the studya
| Species | Country | Region | Clinical picture | ZymodemeZ | WHO code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. shawi | Brazil | Pará | CL | Z-26 | MCEB/BR/1984/M8408R |
| L. naiffi | Brazil | Pará | VL | Z-36 | MDAS/BR/1979/M5533R |
| L. lainsoni | Brazil | Pará | CL | Z-15 | MHOM/BR/1981/M6426R |
| L. panamensis | Panama | Canal Zone | CL | Z-21 | MHOM/PA/1971/LS94R |
| L. peruviana | Peru | ND | ND | ND | MHOM/PE/1984/LC39R |
| L. peruviana | Peru | Central | CL | ND | MHOM/PE/2006/LH3667 |
| L. braziliensis | Brazil | Bahia | MCL | ND | MHOM/BR/2000/LTB300y |
| Brazil | Pará | CL | Z-27 | MHOM/BR/1975/M2903R,y | |
| Brazil | Pernambuco | CL | Z-72 | MMES/BR/1999/Sentinela I | |
| Brazil | Pernambuco | CL | Z-105 | MHOM/BR/2000/LMG | |
| Brazil | Pernambuco | CL | Z-78 | MHOM/BR/2001/TSS | |
| Brazil | Bahia | MCL | Z-27 | MHOM/BR/2001/LTCP14183 | |
| Brazil | Bahia | CL | Z-27 | MHOM/BR/2001/LTCP14214 | |
| Brazil | Bahia | CL | Z-27 | MHOM/BR/2001/LTCP14182 | |
| Brazil | Acre | CL | Z-78 | MHOM/BR/2002/NMT-RBO005 | |
| Brazil | Acre | CL | Z-83 | MHOM/BR/2002/NMT-RBO011 | |
| Brazil | Acre | CL | Z-80 | MHOM/BR/2002/NMT-RBO018 | |
| Paraguay | San Pedro | CL | ND | MHOM/PY/1997/L8y | |
| Paraguay | San Pedro | CL | ND | MHOM/PY/1997/L16 | |
| Paraguay | San Pedro | CL | ND | MHOM/PY/2000/SP9 | |
| Paraguay | Concepcion | CL | ND | MHOM/PY/2000/CO2 | |
| Paraguay | Kanindeyú | CL | ND | MHOM/PY/2000/KA2 | |
| Paraguay | Kanindeyú | CL | ND | MHOM/PY/2000/KA11y | |
| Paraguay | Kanindeyú | CL | ND | MHOM/PY/2000/KA-13y | |
| Paraguay | Kanindeyú | CL | ND | MHOM/PY/2000/KA-32 | |
| Paraguay | Caaguazu | CL | ND | MHOM/PY/2000/CA2 | |
| Paraguay | Caaguazu | CL | ND | MHOM/PY/2000/CA4y | |
| Paraguay | Caaguazu | CL | ND | MHOM/PY/2000/CA5y | |
| Paraguay | Amambay | CL | ND | MHOM/PY/2000/AM1y | |
| Paraguay | Presidente Hayes | MCL | ND | MHOM/PY/2000/PH1 | |
| Paraguay | Central | CanL | ND | MCAN/PY/2000/Rocky | |
| Peru | Central | MCL | ND | MHOM/PE/2002/LH2215 | |
| Peru | Central | MCL | ND | MHOM/PE/2003/LH2920 | |
| Peru | South | CL | ND | MHOM/PE/1991/LC2177 | |
| Peru | South | CL | ND | MHOM/PE/2006/CU00176 | |
| Peru | South | MCL | ND | MHOM/PE/2003/LH2946 | |
| Peru | South | MCL | ND | MHOM/PE/2002/LH2330 | |
| L. guyanensis | Suriname | ND | ND | ND | MHOM/SR/1987/TRUUS1y |
| Suriname | ND | ND | ND | MHOM/SR/1987/TRUUS3 | |
| Suriname | ND | ND | ND | MHOM/SR/1987/TRUUS4 | |
| Suriname | ND | ND | ND | MHOM/SR/1987/TRUUS2y | |
| French Guiana | ND | ND | ND | MHOM/FG/1984/H166 | |
| French Guiana | ND | ND | ND | MHOM/FG/1985/H197y | |
| French Guiana | ND | ND | ND | MHOM/FG/1982/H60y | |
| French Guiana | ND | ND | ND | MHOM/FG/1987/H298y | |
| Peru | Central | CL | ND | MHOM/PE/2006/LH3554 | |
| Peru | North | CL | ND | MHOM/PE/2006/LH3635 | |
| Peru | Central | CL | ND | MHOM/PE/2006/LH3640 | |
| Peru | Central | CL | ND | MHOM/PE/2006/LH3673 | |
| Peru | Central | CL | ND | MHOM/PE/2006/LH3668 | |
| Peru | Central | Sand fly | ND | IPRN/PE/1987/LP52 | |
| Brazil | Para | CL | Z-23 | MHOM/BR/1975/M4147R,y | |
| Brazil | Acre | CL | Z-23 | MHOM/BR/2002/NMT-RBO013 | |
| Brazil | Amazonas | CL | Z-23 | MHOM/BR/1997/249-Py | |
| Brazil | Amazonas | CL | Z-23 | MHOM/BR/1997/240-Py | |
| Brazil | Amazonas | CL | Z-23 | MHOM/BR/1997/215-P | |
| Brazil | Amazonas | CL | Z-23 | MHOM/BR/1997/243-P |
a
R, reference strain of the respective species; Z, zymodeme system (multilocus enzyme electrophoresis) according to Cupolillo et al. (8); ND, not defined; y, strains used to test for the presence of size variations in microsatellite sequences; VL, visceral leishmaniasis.