Trypanosomes of the subgenus Megatrypanum from armadillos (Xenarthra: Dasypodidae)

A new species of trypanosome, Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) peba, is described from the peripheral blood of the armadillo Euphractus sexcinctus setosus from Bahia State, Brazil. Ten out of 29 specimens of the armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus from Pará State were found to have trypanosomes, including epim...

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Published in:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors:	T. V. Barrett, R. D. Naiff
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1990-12-01
Subjects:	Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) peba new species Euphractus sexcinctus Dasypus novemcinctus lymph nodes trypanosome development
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761990000400004