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Terme préférentiel

Leishmania mexicana  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects man and animals including rodents. The Leishmania mexicana complex causes both cutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS) and diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS) and includes the subspecies amazonensis, garnhami, mexicana, pifanoi, and venezuelensis. L. m. mexicana causes chiclero ulcer, a form of cutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS) in the New World. The sandfly, Lutzomyia, appears to be the vector.

Concept générique

Synonyme(s)

  • Leishmania (Leishmania) mexicana
  • Leishmania leishmania mexicana
  • txid44270
  • txid5659
  • txid5665

Traductions

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-S2FPJ6RB-X

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 20/03/1985, dernière modification le 13/08/2020