Analysis of the IGS rRNA Region and Applicability for Leishmania (V.) braziliensis Characterization

Table 6

Size of the IGSRE repetitive regions of different Leishmania spp.

Species	IGSRE	Size (bp)
Lb	CTGTGGCGGCCCCCTTTGTTATGTTGTTCAGAAGCACATCCGTCGATTCCTTTTGTCTCCTTTCCGATGCC	71
Lp	GAAGCACCACACTGCACAGCTGCGCATCGCCACCAAGACGGGTCAAAAGCAGCGGAACGCA	61
Ls	GAAGCACCACACTGCACAGCTGCGCATAGCCGCCAAGACGGGTCAAAAGCAGCGGAACGCA	61
Ln	GAAGCACCACACTGCACAGCTGCGCATAGCCGCCAGGACGGATCAAAAGCAGCGGAACGCA	61
La	CCCAGTACTTGGACATTCCCTTTCGCCACGCGCAGGGCCGCTGGAGGCGCACTCCTTCGCGT	62
Lmx	CCCAGTACTTGGACATTCCCTTTCGTCACGCGCAGGGCCGTCGGAGGCGCACTGGTTTGCGT	62
Ld	TTTTCGCTGCGAGGGAGACCCTCGCGGGAGCATTGCTTCGCGCCCCAGTACTGGAACATTCCCG	64
Lmj	CCCCAGTAGTCGAGCATTTGCGTTTCGCCACGAGGGAGGCTCTTGCAGGAGCGTTGTGTCGCG	63

Legend: IGS—Intergenic Spacer; rRNA—ribosomal RNA; Ld—Leishmania donovani; Lb—Leishmania braziliensis; Lmj—Leishmania major; Lmx—Leishmania mexicana; Lp—Leishmania peruviana; Ls—Leishmania shawi; Ln—Leishmania naiffi; La—Leishmania amazonensis; bp—base pairs.