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... > Eukaryota > Euglenozoa > Kinetoplastida > Trypanosomatina > Trypanosoma > Trypanosoma brucei brucei

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Trypanosoma brucei brucei  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A hemoflagellate subspecies of parasitic protozoa that causes nagana in domestic and game animals in Africa. It apparently does not infect humans. It is transmitted by bites of tsetse flies (Glossina).

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Entry terms

  • Trypanosoma brucei
  • txid5702

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-V6CQWT6Z-X

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