Volume 12, Number 12—December 2006
Research
Distinct Transmission Cycles of Leishmania tropica in 2 Adjacent Foci, Northern Israel
Table 3
Characterization of Leishmania tropica isolates from the Galilee foci, northern Israel*
| Focus/ source | Monoclonal antibody specificity | Excreted factor serotype | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. major T1 | L. major/L. tropica T3 | L. tropica T11 | ||
| Northern | ||||
| Phlebotomus arabicus | 5+ | 5+ | ± | A4 |
| Girl with CL† | 4+ | 5+ | – | A4 |
| Rock hyrax | 5+ | 5+ | ± | A4 |
| Southern | ||||
| P. sergenti | – | 4+ | 3+ | A9B2 |
| Man with CL† | – | 2+ | 4+ | A9B2 |
| Reference strains | ||||
| L. major | 5+ | 5+ | – | A1 |
| L. tropica | ± | 3+ | 3+ | A9
*Characterization was performed by using excreted factor serotyping (23) and species-specific monoclonal antibodies (14). CL, cutaneous leishmaniasis. Values indicate relative intensity of fluorescence under UV light. L. tropica isolates from the northern focus were antigenically similar to L. major and distinct from other L. tropica strains. *Characterization was performed by using excreted factor serotyping (23) and species-specific monoclonal antibodies (14). CL, cutaneous leishmaniasis. Values indicate relative intensity of fluorescence under UV light. L. tropica isolates from the northern focus were antigenically similar to L. major and distinct from other L. tropica strains. |
*Characterization was performed by using excreted factor serotyping (23) and species-specific monoclonal antibodies (14). CL, cutaneous leishmaniasis. Values indicate relative intensity of fluorescence under UV light. L. tropica isolates from the northern focus were antigenically similar to L. major and distinct from other L. tropica strains.
†Specimens were isolated by skin scraping for diagnostic purposes at the Department of Dermatology at Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem.
