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Preferred term

Leishmania tropica  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects man and rodents. This taxonomic complex includes species which cause a disease called Oriental sore which is a form of cutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS) of the Old World.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Leishmania (Leishmania) tropica
  • Leishmania leishmania tropica
  • Leishmania tropica minor
  • txid5666

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-MMTH9V8S-C

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