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Table 1 Characteristics of the 128Leishmania infantum strains studied

From: Genetic diversity and structure in Leishmania infantum populations from southeastern Europe revealed by microsatellite analysis

Origin

Strains

WHO code

Periphery/Region-Prefecture/Province (District)

Pathologya

MONb

K26 ampliconb

MLMT profilec

Structure K = 4d

TR(16)

EP3*

MHOM/TR/1994/EP3

Aegean-Izmir

VL

n.d.

n.d.

35

pop2

 

EP16*

MCAN/TR/1996/EP16

Aegean-Manisa

CanL

n.d.

n.d.

36

pop2

 

EP43

MCAN/TR/2000/EP43

Aegean-Aydin(Kuşadası)

CanL

98

870/940

37

pop4 (sub4A)

 

EP44

MCAN/TR/2000/EP44

Aegean-Aydin(Kuşadası)

CanL

98

870/940

37

pop4 (sub4A)

 

EP49

MCAN/TR/2000/EP49

Aegean-Aydin(Kuşadası)

CanL

98

870/940

37

pop4 (sub4A)

 

EP50

MCAN/TR/2000/EP50

Aegean-Aydin(Kuşadası)

CanL

98

870/940

38

pop4 (sub4A)

 

EP53

MCAN/TR/2000/EP53

Aegean-Aydin(Kuşadası)

CanL

98

870/940

39

pop4 (sub4A)

 

EP55

MCAN/TR/2000/EP55

Aegean-Aydin(Kuşadası)

CanL

98

870/940

40

pop4 (sub4A)

 

EP56

MCAN/TR/2000/EP56

Marmara-Bilecik

CanL

1

870/940

25

pop2

 

EP57

MCAN/TR/2001/EP57

Aegean-Muğla

CanL

n.d.

870/940

25

pop2

 

EP58

MCAN/TR/2001/EP58

Aegean-Muğla

CanL

n.d.

940

41

pop2

 

EP68

MCAN/TR/2001/EP68

Aegean-Aydin(Kuşadası)

CanL

n.d.

940

41

pop2

 

EP88

MCAN/TR/2003/EP88

Black Sea-Çorum

CanL

1

626

42

pop3 (sub3B1)

 

EP89

MHOM/TR/2003/EP89

Aegean-Manisa(Alaşehir)

VL

n.d.

870/940

43

pop2

 

EP126

MCAN/TR/2005/EP126

Aegean -Muğla(Bodrum)

CanL

1

870/940

13

pop2

 

EP134

MCAN/TR/2007/EP134

Mediterranean-Hatay(Antakya)

CanL

1

626

44

pop4 (sub4C1)

CY(23)

CD1

MCAN/CY/2001/CD1

Limassol

CanL

1

626

29

pop1 (sub1A)

 

CD13

MCAN/CY/2003/CD13

Limassol

CanL

1

626

29

pop1 (sub1A)

 

CD21

MCAN/CY/2004/CD21

Paphos

CanL

1

626

29

pop1 (sub1A)

 

CD22

MCAN/CY/2004/CD22

Limassol

CanL

1

626

29

pop1 (sub1A)

 

CD34

MCAN/CY/2005/CD34

Limassol

CanL

1

626

30

pop1 (sub1B)

 

CD37

MCAN/CY/2005/CD37

Paphos

CanL

1

626

29

pop1 (sub1A)

 

CD40

MCAN/CY/2005/CD40

Paphos

CanL

1

626

29

pop1 (sub1A)

 

CD43

MCAN/CY/2005/CD43

Paphos

CanL

1

626

29

pop1 (sub1A)

 

CD44 cl.5e

MCAN/CY/2005/CD44cl.5

Paphos

CanL

1

626

31

pop1 (sub1B)

 

CD48

MCAN/CY/2005/CD48

Limassol

CanL

1

626

29

pop1 (sub1A)

 

CD51

MCAN/CY/2005/CD51

Paphos

CanL

1

626

29

pop1 (sub1A)

 

CD57

MCAN/CY/2005/CD57

Nicosia

CanL

1

626

29

pop1 (sub1A)

 

CD62

MCAN/CY/2005/CD62

Paphos

CanL

1

626

29

pop1 (sub1A)

 

CD68

MCAN/CY/2005/CD68

Paphos

CanL

1

626

29

pop1 (sub1A)

 

CD74

MCAN/CY/2006/CD74

Famagusta

CanL

1

626

29

pop1 (sub1A)

 

CD63

MCAN/CY/2005/CD63

Limassol

CanL

1

626

29

pop1 (sub1A)

 

CD66

MCAN/CY/2005/CD66

Nicosia

CanL

1

626

29

pop1 (sub1A)

 

CD85

MCAN/CY/2006/CD85

Nicosia

CanL

1

626

32

pop1 (sub1B)

 

CD87

MCAN/CY/2006/CD87

Paphos

CanL

1

626

29

pop1 (sub1A)

 

CD88

MCAN/CY/2006/CD88

Paphos

CanL

1

626

33

pop1 (sub1B)

 

CD90

MCAN/CY/2006/CD90

Paphos

CanL

1

626

29

pop1 (sub1A)

 

CD91

MCAN/CY/2006/CD91

Paphos

CanL

1

626

33

pop1 (sub1B)

 

CD108

MCAN/CY/2006/CD108

Larnaca

CanL

1

626

34

pop1 (sub1B)

BG(1)

BG1

MCAN/BG/2008/BG1

Blagoevgrad

CanL

1

940

11

pop2

GR(54)

GH2*

MHOM/GR/2001/GH2

Attica-Athens

VL

1

870/940

1

pop2

 

GH5*

MHOM/GR/2001/GH5

Crete-Lasithi/Ag.Nikolaos

VL

1

870/940

2

pop2

 

GH8*

MHOM/GR/2001/GH8

Attica-Athens

VL

1

870/940

3

pop2

 

GH9*

MHOM/GR/2001/GH9

Attica-Athens

VL

1

870/940

4

pop4 (sub4C1)

 

GH10*

MHOM/GR/2001/GH10

Attica-Athens

VL

1

870/940

2

pop2

 

GH11*

MHOM/GR/2001/GH11

Attica-Athens

VL

1

870/940

3

pop2

 

GH13

MHOM/GR/2003/GH13

Crete-Heraklion

VL

98

870/940

5

pop4 (sub4A)

 

GH21

MHOM/GR/2004/GH21

Crete-Heraklion

VL

1

870/940

6

pop2

 

GH22

MHOM/GR/2004/GH22

Crete-Rethymno

VL

98

870/940

5

pop4 (sub4A)

 

GH23

MHOM/GR/2004/GH23

Crete-Rethymno

VL

98

870/940

7

pop4 (sub4C1)

 

GH24

MHOM/GR/2004/GH24

Attica-Athens

VL

1

626

8

pop4 (sub4C2)

 

GH26

MHOM/GR/2004/GH26

Crete-Lasithi/Sitia

VL

1

870/940

9

pop2

 

GH27

MHOM/GR/2005/GH27

Crete-Heraklion

VL

1

940

10

pop2

 

LEM2289

MHOM/GR/1990/LA1037

Attica-Athens

VL

1

870/940

11

pop2

 

PAPADO

MHOM/GR/1980/PAPADO

Attica-Athens

VL

1

870/940

3

pop2

 

GH49

MHOM/GR/2008/GH49

North Aegean Sea-Lesbos/Mytilene

VL

1

870/940

2

pop2

 

GH51

MHOM/GR/2008/GH51

Central Greece-Euboea/Halkida

VL

1

940

12

pop2

 

GH54

MHOM/GR/2009/GH54

Central Greece-Phthiotis(Lamia)

VL

1

870/940

13

pop2

 

GH55

MHOM/GR/2009/GH55

Crete-Heraklion

VL

1

870/940

14

pop2

 

GH56

MHOM/GR/2009/GH56

Peloponnese-Arcadia (Tripoli)

VL

1

870/940

15

pop2

 

GD3*

MCAN/GR/2001/GD3

Crete-Heraklion

CanL

98

870/940

16

pop4 (sub4C1)

 

GD4*

MCAN/GR/2001/GD4

Crete-Heraklion

CanL

98

870/940

17

pop4 (sub4C1)

 

GD9

MCAN/GR/2002/GD9

Crete-Heraklion

CanL

1

870/940

18

pop4 (sub4C2)

 

GD12

MCAN/GR/2003/GD12

Crete-Lasithi/Sitia

CanL

1

870/940

2

pop2

 

GD14

MCAN/GR/2003/GD14

Crete-Heraklion

CanL

98

870/940

3

pop2

 

GD17

MCAN/GR/2004/GD17

Crete-Heraklion

CanL

98

870/940

5

pop4 (sub4A)

 

GD18

MCAN/GR/2004/GD18

Crete-Heraklion

CanL

1

626

19

pop4 (sub4C2)

 

GD19

MCAN/GR/2004/GD19

Crete-Heraklion

CanL

1

626

19

pop4 (sub4C2)

 

GD20

MCAN/GR/2004/GD20

Crete-Heraklion

CanL

1

870/940

11

pop2

 

GD23

MCAN/GR/2004/GD23

Crete-Lasithi/Sitia

CanL

1

940

2

pop2

 

GD24

MCAN/GR/2004/GD24

Crete-Lasithi/Sitia

CanL

1

870/940

2

pop2

 

GD25

MCAN/GR/2004/GD25

Crete-Lasithi/Sitia

CanL

1

940

2

pop2

 

GD26

MCAN/GR/2004/GD26

Crete-Lasithi/Sitia

CanL

1

870/940

2

pop2

 

GD31

MCAN/GR/2005/GD31

Crete-Lasithi/Sitia

CanL

1

870/940

2

pop2

 

GD32

MCAN/GR/2005/GD32

Crete-Lasithi/Sitia

CanL

1

940

2

pop2

 

GD33

MCAN/GR/2005/GD33

Crete-Lasithi/Sitia

CanL

1

870/940

2

pop2

 

GD35

MCAN/GR/2005/GD35

Crete-Lasithi/Sitia

CanL

98

870/940

5

pop4 (sub4A)

 

GD36

MCAN/GR/2005/GD36

Crete-Lasithi/Sitia

CanL

98

870/940

5

pop4 (sub4A)

 

GD71

MCAN/GR/2006/GD71

Crete-Lasithi

CanL

98

870/940

3

pop2

 

GD102

MCAN/GR/2006/GD102

Attica (Rafina)

CanL

98

870/940

3

pop2

 

GD104

MCAN/GR/2006/GD104

Crete-Heraklion

CanL

98

870/940

20

pop4 (sub4A)

 

GD112

MCAN/GR/2006/GD112

Crete-Heraklion

CanL

98

870/940

21

pop4 (sub4A)

 

GD154

MCAN/GR/2008/GD154

Central Macedonia-Thessaloniki

CanL

1

940

22

pop2

 

GD167

MCAN/GR/2008/GD167

Thessaly-Trikala

CanL

98

870/940

11

pop2

 

GD192

MCAN/GR/2008/GD192

South Aegean-Dodecanese/Rhodes

CanL

1

626/870/940

22

pop2

 

GD201

MCAN/GR/2008/GD201

East Macedonia-Drama

CanL

1

870/940

23

pop2

 

GD204

MCAN/GR/2009/GD204

East Macedonia-Kavala

CanL

1

870/940

24

pop2

 

GD210

MCAN/GR/2009/GD210

Epirus-Ioannina/Dodoni

CanL

1

626

25

pop2

 

GD211

MCAN/GR/2009/GD211

Peloponnese-Argolis

CanL

98

870/940

3

pop2

 

GD220

MCAN/GR/2009/GD220

West Greece-Achaea

CanL

1

940

26

pop2

 

GD221

MCAN/GR/2009/GD221

Epirus-Arta

CanL

1

626

25

pop2

 

GD223

MCAN/GR/2009/GD223

Ionian Islands-Corfu(Kerkyra)

CanL

1

626/940

27

pop4 (sub4C2)

 

GD229

MCAN/GR/2009/GD229

South Aegean-Cyclades

CanL

1

940

13

pop2

 

GD237

MCAN/GR/2010/GD237

Central Macedonia-Imathia

CanL

1

940

28

pop2

AL(5)

AH2

MHOM/AL/2006/AH2

unknown

VL

1

870/940

52

pop2

 

AH4

MHOM/AL/2006/AH4

unknown

VL

1

870/940

11

pop2

 

LEM3962

MHOM/AL/2000/516LEZH

Tirana

VL

1

870/940

53

pop4 (sub4B)

 

AD16

MCAN/AL/2004/AD16

unknown

CanL

1

n.d.

54

pop2

 

LEM3894

MCAN/AL/98/C78L574

Tirana

CanL

1

870/940

54

pop2

HR(10)

Lu

MCAN/HR/2009/Lu

Unknown

CanL

1

626

45

pop3 (sub3B2)

 

Ne

MCAN/HR/2009/Ne

Cetina(Brač)

CanL

1

626

46

pop3 (sub3B2)

 

Me

MCAN/HR/2009/Me

Cetina(Makarska)

CanL

1

626

47

pop3 (sub3B2)

 

Mr

MCAN/HR/2008/Mr

unknown

CanL

1

626

48

pop4 (sub4B)

 

GS

MCAN/HR/2009/GS

unknown

CanL

1

626

49

pop4 (sub4B)

 

Ć

MCAN/HR/2009/Ć

unknown

CanL

1

626

47

pop3 (sub3B2)

 

U

MCAN/HR/2009/U

Dubrava(Korčula)

CanL

1

626

48

pop4 (sub4B)

 

Pa

MCAN/HR/2009/Pa

Dubrava(Korčula)

CanL

1

626

50

pop4 (sub4B)

 

SO

MCAN/HR/2011/SO

Dubrovnik

CanL

1

626

45

pop3 (sub3B2)

 

AL

MCAN/HR/2011/AL

Split

CanL

1

626

51

pop3 (sub3B1)

FR(3)R

LG1*

MHOM/FR/1996/LEM75

Cévennes

VL

1

626

69

pop3 (sub3B1)

 

LG2*

MHOM/FR/1995/LPN114

Côte d’Azur

VL

1

626

70

pop3 (sub3B1)

 

LG4*

MHOM/FR/1997/LSL29

Cévennes

CL

1

626

71

pop3 (sub3B1)

ES(11)R

LLM-1139*

MCAN/ES/2002/LLM-1139

Ibiza

CanL

1

626

55

pop3 (sub3A)

 

LLM-1228*

MCAN/ES/2003/LLM-1228

Ibiza

CanL

1

626

56

pop3 (sub3A)

 

LLM-1241*

MCAN/ES/2003/LLM-1241

Ibiza

CanL

1

626

57

pop3 (sub3A)

 

PMI*

MHOM/ES/1993/PM1

Majorca

VL

1

626

58

pop3 (sub3A)

 

LLM-981*

MHOM/ES/2001/LLM-981

Majorca

VL

1

626

59

pop3 (sub3A)

 

LLM-1008*

MCAN/ES/2001/LLM-1008

Majorca

CanL

1

626

60

pop3 (sub3A)

 

LLM-1150*

MHOM/ES/2002/LLM-1150

Majorca

CL(HIV+)

1

626

61

pop3 (sub3A)

 

LLM-1038*

MCAN/ES/2001/LLM-1038

Majorca

CanL

1

626

62

pop3 (sub3B1)

 

LLM-1116*

MCAN/ES/2002/LLM-1116

Madrid

CanL

1

626

63

pop3 (sub3B1)

 

LLM-1136*

MCAN/ES/2001/LLM-1136

Madrid

CanL

1

626

64

pop3 (sub3B1)

 

LLM-1181*

MHOM/ES/2002/LLM-1181

Madrid

VL(HIV+)

1

626

65

pop3 (sub3B1)

PT(5)R

IMT184*

MHOM/PT/1993/IMT184

Lisbon

VL

1

626

65

pop3 (sub3B1)

 

ΙΜΤ339*

MCAN/PT/2003/IMT339

Lisbon

CanL

1

626

66

pop3 (sub3B1)

 

IMT205*

MCAN/PT/1995/IMT205

Alentejo

CanL

1

626

65

pop3 (sub3B1)

 

IMT288*

MHOM/PT/2002/IMT288

Alto Douro

VL

1

626

67

pop3 (sub3B1)

 

ΙΜΤ316*

MCAN/PT/2003/IMT316

Lisbon

CanL

1

626

68

pop3 (sub3B1)

  1. Rreference strains included for comparison, the number of strains per geographical source is given in parenthesis; *strains analyzed in previous studies [14, 15, 36, 52, 55, 61, 68]; TR, Turkey; CY, Cyprus; BG, Bulgaria; GR, Greece; AL, Albania; HR, Croatia; FR, France; ES, Spain; PT, Portugal; aVL, visceral leishmaniasis; CanL, canine leishmaniasis; CL (HIV+), cutaneous leishmaniasis (co-infection with HIV); bbased on MLEE and K26 typing; n.d. not done; cThe 71 microsatellite profiles shared between different strains are indicated in italics; dPopulation assignment at K = 4 by STRUCTURE analysis, sub-structuring upon re-analysis is shown in parenthesis; eL. infantum MON-1 clone isolated from a case of mixed infection with MON-1 and MON-37 strains [34, 36].