Leishmania aethiopica
| Leishmania aethiopica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | Excavata |
| Phylum: | Euglenozoa |
| Class: | Kinetoplastida |
| Order: | Trypanosomatida |
| Genus: | Leishmania |
| Species: | Leishmania aethiopica |
Leishmania aethiopica is a Leishmania species.[1]
It is associated with cutaneous leishmaniasis also called "oriental sore". It comes under the old world group of Leishmania species, along with L. major and L. tropica which are other agents causing oriental sore.
References
- ↑ Schönian G, Akuffo H, Lewin S, et al. (March 2000). "Genetic variability within the species Leishmania aethiopica does not correlate with clinical variations of cutaneous leishmaniasis". Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 106 (2): 239–48. PMID 10699253. doi:10.1016/S0166-6851(99)00216-9.
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