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Comparative studies of Trypanosoma (Duttonella) vivax isolates from Colombia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

M. F. Dirie ,
M. J. Otte ,
R. Thatthi  and
P. R Gardiner
M. F. Dirie
Affiliation:
International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases (ILRAD), P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi, Kenya
M. J. Otte
Affiliation:
GTZ Project, Calle 135 No. 20-98, Bogotá, Colombia
R. Thatthi
Affiliation:
International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases (ILRAD), P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi, Kenya
P. R Gardiner
Affiliation:
International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases (ILRAD), P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi, Kenya
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Summary

The characterization of four Trypanosoma vivax isolates from Colombia in South America showed that although minor phenotypic differences existed between them, these parasites are antigenically related and belong to a single serodeme. Characterization by isoenzyme assay, karyotyping and DNA probe analysis, showed the Colombian isolates to be more similar to the West African than to Kenyan T. vivax. There was, however, little serological cross-reactivity between South American and African groups of T. vivax. Although the T. vivax isolates from Colombia were pathogenic for dairy calves which showed the typical sign of progressive emaciation, these parasites failed to infect mice or tsetseand could not be cultivated as bloodstream forms in vitro.This study represents initial attempts to establish the phenotypic and serological diversity amongst T. vivax isolates from South America.

Keywords

Trypanosoma vivaxColombiacharacterizationisoenzymesserological comparisonkaryotype
Type
Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 106 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 21 - 29
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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