Leishmania

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.
Source: National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification
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For Figures 1 and 2, please refer to the Welcome and Contributing Authors page for the list of IDSA 2003 Contributors. Copyright 41st Annual Meeting of Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), 2003. Used with permission.

For Figure 3, please refer to the Welcome and Contributing Authors page for the list of IDSA 2010 case contributors. This case was originally presented at the Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2010 (IDSA, 48th meeting) during an interactive session on Fellows' Day. Copyright 48th Annual Meeting of Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), 2010. Used with permission. Acknowledgement: This work was supported by the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute of Health and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

For Figure 4, please refer to the Welcome and Contributing Authors page for the list of IDSA 2002 Contributors. Copyright 40th Annual Meeting of Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), 2002. Used with permission.

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  1. National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification