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Preferred term

Leishmania major  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects man and animals and causes cutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS) of the Old World. Transmission is by Phlebotomus sandflies.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Leishmania (Leishmania) major
  • Leishmania leishmania major
  • Leishmania tropica major
  • txid5664

In other languages

  • French

  • Leishmania leishmania major
  • Leishmania tropica major
  • txid5664

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BMQSVBW4-P

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