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Leishmania major

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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.  infection: coord IM with LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS (IM); for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN    Other names Leishmania tropica major; Leishmania (Leishmania) major; tropica majors, Leishmania; tropica major, Leishmania; majors, Leishmania tropica; majors, Leishmania leishmania; majors, Leishmania; major, Leishmania tropica; major, Leishmania leishmania; major, Leishmania; leishmania majors, Leishmania; leishmania major, Leishmania; Leishmania tropica majors; Leishmania majors; Leishmania leishmania majors; Leishmania leishmania major
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
kinetoplast-associated protein, protozoan  0   *Protozoan Proteins Trypanosoma cruzi Leishmania major. Mol Biochem Parasitol 1990;40(2):233

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