Eukaryote
leishmania
leish·man·i·a [ leesh-man-ee-uh, -mey-nee-uh, lahysh- ]
Subclass of:
Trypanosomatina
Definitions related to genus: leishmania:
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(leishmania) A genus of flagellate protozoa comprising several species that are pathogenic for humans. Organisms of this genus have an amastigote and a promastigote stage in their life cycles. As a result of enzymatic studies this single genus has been divided into two subgenera: Leishmania leishmania and Leishmania viannia. Species within the Leishmania leishmania subgenus include: L. aethiopica, L. arabica, L. donovani, L. enrietti, L. gerbilli, L. hertigi, L. infantum, L. major, L. mexicana, and L. tropica. The following species are those that compose the Leishmania viannia subgenus: L. braziliensis, L. guyanensis, L. lainsoni, L. naiffi, and L. shawi.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(leishmania) A genus of parasitic trypanosomatid protozoa in the family Trypanosomatidae. These parasites are transmitted by the bite of a sand fly and they are causative for leishmaniasis.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(leishmania) Genus of flagellate protozoa comprising several species that are pathogenic for humans; organisms have an amastigote and a promastigote stage in their life cycles; genus has been divided into two subgenera: Leishmania leishmania and Leishmania viannia.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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