Leishmania donovani
Synonyms
Leishmania (Leishmania) donovani
Leishmania donovanus
Leishmania leishmania donovani
Leishmania leishmania donovanus
donovani, Leishmania leishmania
donovanus, Leishmania
donovanus, Leishmania leishmania
leishmania donovanus, Leishmania
A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects man and animals and causes visceral leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL). The sandfly genera Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia are the vectors.