Leishmania major
Synonyms
Leishmania (Leishmania) major
Leishmania leishmania major
Leishmania leishmania majors
Leishmania majors
Leishmania tropica major
Leishmania tropica majors
leishmania major, Leishmania
major, Leishmania leishmania
majors, Leishmania
majors, Leishmania leishmania
majors, Leishmania tropica
tropica major, Leishmania
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A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects man and animals and causes cutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS) of the Old World. Transmission is by Phlebotomus sandflies.