Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis due to Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum: Biochemical Characterization

Jorge AlvarCentro Nacional de Microbiologia, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Hospital de Son Dureta, INSALUD, Royal Tropical Institute, Consejeria de Sanidad, Madrid, Spain

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J. Alfonso BallesterosCentro Nacional de Microbiologia, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Hospital de Son Dureta, INSALUD, Royal Tropical Institute, Consejeria de Sanidad, Madrid, Spain

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R. SolerCentro Nacional de Microbiologia, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Hospital de Son Dureta, INSALUD, Royal Tropical Institute, Consejeria de Sanidad, Madrid, Spain

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Agustin BenitoCentro Nacional de Microbiologia, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Hospital de Son Dureta, INSALUD, Royal Tropical Institute, Consejeria de Sanidad, Madrid, Spain

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Guillaume J. J. M. Van EysCentro Nacional de Microbiologia, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Hospital de Son Dureta, INSALUD, Royal Tropical Institute, Consejeria de Sanidad, Madrid, Spain

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Gerard J. SchooneCentro Nacional de Microbiologia, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Hospital de Son Dureta, INSALUD, Royal Tropical Institute, Consejeria de Sanidad, Madrid, Spain

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A vegetative mass in the right nasal cavity of a 62-year-old man from Palma de Mallorca, Spain, was found to be due to Leishmania. The organism was isolated in culture and characterized by in situ hybridization, Southern blot hybridization, and isoenzyme analysis; it was thus demonstrated to be the most common enzyme variant 1 (MON 1) of Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum.

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