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Eukaryota > Euglenozoa > Kinetoplastida > Trypanosomatina > Trypanosoma

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Trypanosoma  

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Entry terms

  • Trypanosome
  • Trypanosomes

Note

  • general; prefer specifics; infection = TRYPANOSOMIASIS but prefer specific types of trypanosomiasis; agents to treat trypanosomiasis = TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent

Scope note

  • A genus of flagellate protozoans found in the BLOOD and LYMPH of vertebrates and invertebrates, both hosts being required to complete the life cycle.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014345

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