Leishmania (Viannia) lainsoni (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), a divergent Leishmania of the Viannia subgenus - A mini review

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 587-592

  Corrêa, José R ^a   Brazil, Reginaldo P ^a   Soares, Maurilio J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Leishmania (Viannia) lainsoni; Review; Taxonomy; Trypanosomatid

Indexed keywords

KINETOPLASTIDA; LEISHMANIA LAINSONI; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PHLEBOTOMINAE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE; VIANNIA;

EID: 27744550075     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762005000600014     Document Type: Short Survey

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