RESUMEN

Three cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in guinea-pigs from a rural area near Curitiba (Paraná State, Brazil) are reported. The three parasite isolates were characterized by isoenzyme electrophoresis as Leishmania enriettii, of which two distinct zymodemes were observed.

Asunto(s)

Cobayas , Leishmania enriettii/aislamiento & purificación , Leishmaniasis Cutánea/veterinaria , Animales , Brasil , Electroforesis en Gel de Almidón , Isoenzimas/análisis , Leishmania enriettii/clasificación , Leishmania enriettii/enzimología , Leishmaniasis Cutánea/parasitología , Polimorfismo Genético