Publication Type
Journal Article
Journal Name
International Journal for Parasitology
Publication Date
1-1-1981
Abstract
Ramasamy R., Jamnadas H. & Mutinga M.J. 1981. Proteins and surface proteins of Leishmania promastigotes and their possible relevance to the characterisation of strains. International Journal for Parasitology 11: 387-390. Two strains of Leishmania isolated from phlebotomine flies and another one from a patient with kala-azar were grown in culture as promastigotes. They were analysed for protein composition and surface proteins by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis after surface radiolabelling. Differences were observed in the characteristic patterns of proteins and surface proteins between the two strains that are likely to be Leishmania donovani and the other strain. Such differences may prove valuable in the classification of Leishmania strains. © 1981.
Keywords
Electrophoresis, kala-azar, Leishmania, leishmaniasis, Phlebotomus, promastigotes, proteins, surface proteins, taxonomy
PubMed ID
7309339
Recommended Citation
Ramasamy, R., Jamnadas, H., & Mutinga, M. (1981). Proteins and surface proteins of Leishmania promastigotes and their possible relevance to the characterisation of strains. International Journal for Parasitology, 11 (5), 387-390. https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7519(81)90010-2