<i>Trypanosoma evansi</i>and Surra: A Review and Perspectives on Origin, History, Distribution, Taxonomy, Morphology, Hosts, and Pathogenic Effects

Desquesnes, Marc; Holzmüller, Philippe; Lai, De‐Hua; Dargantes, A.P.; Lun, Zhao‐Rong; Jittaplapong, Sathaporn

doi:10.1155/2013/194176

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Trypanosoma evansiand Surra: A Review and Perspectives on Origin, History, Distribution, Taxonomy, Morphology, Hosts, and Pathogenic Effects

Published in BioMed Research International • Jan 1, 2013

Authors:

Marc Desquesnes

Philippe Holzmüller

De‐Hua Lai

Abstract

Trypanosoma evansi, the agent of "surra," is a salivarian trypanosome, originating from Africa. It is thought to derive from Trypanosoma brucei by deletion of the maxicircle kinetoplastic DNA (genetic material required for cyclical development in tsetse flies). It is mostly mechanically transmitted ...

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Trypanosoma evansi

Biology

Veterinary medicine

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