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Trypanosoma Tungarae
''Trypanosoma tungarae'' is a species of giant Trypanosoma, trypanosome, a protozoal parasite, which infects the túngara frog and is thought to be transmitted by members of the midge genus ''Corethrella''. It was discovered in 2016. Discovery ''Trypanosoma tungarae'' was discovered from studies of trypanosome species recovered from the blood of túngara frogs from Gamboa, Panama, Gamboa in the Colón Province of Panama. The species has yet to be observed in other locations. Description ''Trypanosoma tungarae'' trypomastigotes are large, with a relatively long thin body (52 μm). They appear morphologically similar to other frog trypanosomes from Central and South America, such as ''Trypanososma rotatorium'' and ''Trypanosoma ranarum''. Phylogeny Phylogenetic studies of the 18S ribosomal RNA gene show that the novel species is most closely related to ''Trypanosoma chattoni'', which has a rounded body that looks completely different from that of ''T. tungarae'', with neither ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trypanosoma
''Trypanosoma'' is a genus of kinetoplastids (class Trypanosomatidae), a monophyletic group of unicellular parasitic flagellate protozoa. Trypanosoma is part of the phylum Sarcomastigophora. The name is derived from the Greek ''trypano-'' (borer) and ''soma'' (body) because of their corkscrew-like motion. Most trypanosomes are heteroxenous (requiring more than one obligatory host to complete life cycle) and most are transmitted via a vector. The majority of species are transmitted by blood-feeding invertebrates, but there are different mechanisms among the varying species. Some, such as '' Trypanosoma equiperdum'', are spread by direct contact. In an invertebrate host they are generally found in the intestine, but normally occupy the bloodstream or an intracellular environment in the vertebrate host. Trypanosomes infect a variety of hosts and cause various diseases, including the fatal human diseases sleeping sickness, caused by ''Trypanosoma brucei'', and Chagas disease, caused ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
