Identification and Biological Characterization of Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis Isolated from a Patient with Tegumentary Leishmaniasis in Goiás, a Nonendemic Area for This Species in Brazil

Figure 4

Time course of lesion development in IFNγ-deficient C57BL/6 mice infected with L. (V.) braziliensis (HPV6, UAF5, and WSS5) or L. (V.) guyanensis (PLR6). Lesion size was expressed in mm (infected minus control contralateral paw thickness). Data represent mean ± SEM (3–10 animals, (a)), . In (b), lesions caused by L. (V.) braziliensis (HPV6, UAF5, and WSS5) or L. (V.) guyanensis (PLR6).

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