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Trypanosoma brucei gambiense

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Definition: A hemoflagellate subspecies of parasitic protozoa that causes Gambian or West African sleeping sickness in humans. The vector host is usually the tsetse fly (Glossina).  causes Gambian or West African sleeping sickness in several parts of Africa; infection: coord IM with TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN (IM); for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN    Other names Trypanosoma gambiense; gambienses, Trypanosoma brucei; gambienses, Trypanosoma; gambiense, Trypanosoma brucei; gambiense, Trypanosoma; brucei gambienses, Trypanosoma; brucei gambiense, Trypanosoma; Trypanosoma gambienses; Trypanosoma brucei gambienses
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
GM6 protein, Trypanosoma brucei  148168-22-3   *Variant Surface Glycoproteins, Trypanosoma Trypanosoma brucei gambiense. Parasitology 1992 Feb;104 Pt 1:111-20

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