Crithidia ricardoi sp. n. a new species of trypanosomatidae isolated from Culex saltanensis Dyar, 1928 (Diptera: Culicidae)

A flagellte trypanosomatid was isolated in culture from the digestive tract of the mosquito Culex saltanensis Dyar, 1928. It grows exuberantly in liver infusion in the form of epimastigotes and choanomastigotes typical of the genus Crithidia. The trypanosomatid was compared to C. deanei, C. fascicul...

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Main Authors: Alexander Sibajev, Raquel da Silva Pacheco, Maurílio J. Soares, Elisa Cupolillo, Alvaro Luiz Bertho dos Santos, Hooman Momen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1993-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761993000400007