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Descriptor English:
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Leishmania braziliensis
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Leishmania braziliensis
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Leishmania braziliensis
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Synonyms English:
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Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis
Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis
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Tree Number:
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B01.268.475.868.488.080
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Definition English:
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A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania viannia that infects man and animals. It causes cutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS), diffuse cutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS), and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS) depending on the subspecies of this organism. The sandfly, Lutzomyia, is the vector. The Leishmania braziliensis complex includes the subspecies braziliensis and peruviana. Uta, a form of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the New World, is caused by the subspecies peruviana. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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infection: coord IM with LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS (IM) or LEISHMANIASIS, DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS (IM) or LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS (IM); check text but L. guyanensis & L. panamensis infection = LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS; for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN
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History Note English:
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91(86); was see under LEISHMANIA 1986-90; LEISHMANIA PERUVIANA was see LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS 1986-91
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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19004
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Unique Identifier:
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D007892
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