Table 1 Leishmania reference strains and additional strains used in this study with information about international code number, clinical form and host according to the World Health Organization classification [25]
Strain | International code number | Clinical form | Isolated from | WHO reference strain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Assay standard strains | ||||
 L. (L.) donovani | MHOM/IN/80/DD8 | Visceral | Homo sapiens | Yes |
 L. (L.) infantum | MCER/BR/1981/M6445 | Visceral | Cerdocyon thous | No |
 L. (L.) tropica | MHOM/SU/60/OD | Cutaneous | Homo sapiens | No |
 L. (L.) major | MHOM/IL/81/Friedlin | Cutaneous | Homo sapiens | No |
 L. (L.) amazonensis | MHOM/BR/1973/M2269 | Cutaneous | Homo sapiens | Yes |
 L. (L.) mexicana | MNYC/BZ/62/M379 | Cutaneous | Nyctomys sumichrasti | Yes |
 L. (V.) lainsoni | MHOM/BR/81/M6426 | Cutaneous | Homo sapiens | Yes |
 L. (V.) braziliensis | MHOM/BR/1975/M2903 | Cutaneous | Homo sapiens | Yes |
 L. (V.) guyanensis | MHOM/BR/1975/M4147 | Cutaneous | Homo sapiens | Yes |
 L. (V.) naiffi | MDAS/BR/1979/M5533 | na | Dasypus novemcinctus | Yes |
 L. (V.) shawi | MCEB/BR/84/M8408 | Cutaneous | Cebus apella | Yes |
Additional strains used for specificity studies | ||||
 L. (L.) donovani | MHOM/CY/2006/CH33 | Visceral | Homo sapiens | No |
 L. (L.) tropica | MHOM/SU/74/K27 | Cutaneous | Homo sapiens | Yes |
 L. (L.) tropica | MHOM/MA/2000/INHW10 | Cutaneous | Homo sapiens | No |
 L. (L.) major | MHOM/AF/2006/LEM5344 | Cutaneous | Homo sapiens | No |
 L. (L.) major | MHOM/MA/2004/LEM4905 | Cutaneous | Homo sapiens | No |
 L. (L.) major | MHOM/TN/2006/LPN296 | Cutaneous | Homo sapiens | No |
 L. (L.) major | MRHO/SU/59/LV39 | na | Rhombomys opimus | No |
 L. (L.) mexicana | MHOM/BZ/82/BEL21 | Cutaneous | Homo sapiens | Yes |
 L. (L.) mexicana | MHOM/MX/93/CRE47 | Cutaneous | Homo sapiens | No |
 L. (L.) mexicana | MHOM/MX/96/NAN01 | Cutaneous | Homo sapiens | No |
 L. (V.) braziliensis | MHOM/BR/75/M2904 | Cutaneous | Homo sapiens | Yes |
 L. (V.) braziliensis | MHOM/BR/87/LTB12MAR87 | Mucocutaneous | Homo sapiens | No |
 L. (V.) guyanensis | MHOM/GF/94/22319 | Cutaneous | Homo sapiens | No |
 L. (V.) naiffi | MHOM/GF/97/CRE88 | Cutaneous | Homo sapiens | No |