Leishmania (Viannia)

《英文msh詞典》Leishmania (Viannia)
[同義詞] Leishmania (Viannia)
[主題詞] Leishmania
[英文釋義] 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.