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Leishmania colombiensis in Venezuela
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1993
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BiologyParasitic DiseaseFlagellate ParasitesPhylogeneticsParasitic ProtozoaNatural SciencesGeneticsLeishmania ColombiensisVenezuela PopulationsMedicineVisceral LeishmaniasisParasitologyHost-parasite Relationship
Flagellate parasites isolated in Venezuela from bone marrow aspirates of a human (MHOM/VE/70/Chuao) and a dog (MCAN/VE/72/Talisman2) were subsequently identified by isozyme analysis as Leishmania colombiensis. Data are presented describing genetic similarity among Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela populations of this species.