Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) saloboense n. sp. (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) parasite of Monodelphis emiliae (Marsupiala: Didelphidae) from Amazonian Brazil
Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) saloboense n. sp., is described in the Brazilian opossum Monodelphis emiliae (Thomas, 1912) from primary forest in the Salobo area of the Serra dos Carajás (6° S, 50° 18′ W) Pará State, North Brazil. Two morphologically different trypomastigotes were noted. Slender forms,...
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Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2008-06-01
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Series: | Parasite |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2008152099 |