Trypanosomatina [Trypanosomatina]
- Terms
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Blastocrithidia
Herpetomonas
Leptomonas
Trypanosomatidae
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Blastocrithidia
Herpetomonas
Leptomonas
Trypanosomatidae
A suborder of monoflagellate parasitic protozoa that lives in the blood and tissues of man and animals. Representative genera include: Blastocrithidia, Leptomonas, CRITHIDIA, Herpetomonas, LEISHMANIA, Phytomonas, and TRYPANOSOMA. Species of this suborder may exist in two or more morphologic stages formerly named after genera exemplifying these forms - amastigote (LEISHMANIA), choanomastigote (CRITHIDIA), promastigote (Leptomonas), opisthomastigote (Herpetomonas), epimastigote (Blastocrithidia), and trypomastigote (TRYPANOSOMA).
- Annotation
- infection: coordinate IM with EUGLENOZOA INFECTIONS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
- DUI
- D014351 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0022070
- Previous indexing
- Trypanosoma (1966-1985)
- History note
- 92; was TRYPANOSOMATIDAE 1986-91
- Online note
- use TRYPANOSOMATINA to search TRYPANOSOMATIDAE 1986-91
- Public note
- 92; was TRYPANOSOMATIDAE 1986-91
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- CH
- chemistry 0
- CL
- classification 34
- CY
- cytology 6
- DE
- drug effects 0
- EN
- enzymology 6
- GE
- genetics 44
- GD
- growth & development 5
- IM
- immunology 1
- IP
- isolation & purification 13
- ME
- metabolism 12
- MI
- microbiology 4
- PS
- parasitology 0
- PY
- pathogenicity 4
- PH
- physiology 7
- RE
- radiation effects 0
- UL
- ultrastructure 8
- VI
- virology 4