Infection of a mammal by monogenetic insect trypanosomatids (Kinetoplastida, trypanosomatidae)

Monogenetic insect trypanosomatids of the genera Crithidia, Leptomonas and Herpetomonas, multiplied as in axenic cultures, for many months, in the lumen of the scent glands of the opossum Didelphis marsupialis. Specific antibodies were detected in the serum of the animals but there was no evidence o...

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Main Authors: Ana M. Jansen, João C. Carreira, Maria P. Deane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1988-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761988000300001&lng=en&tlng=en