BIOL 3900 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Trypanosomatida, Amastigote, Kinetoplast
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Set 5 the major difference between the two genera (leishmania and trypanosoma) 5 by 3 um size of amastigote blepharoplast basal body structure. Kinetoplast umbrella term often used to refer to the blepharoplast and small parabasal body. 9 to 15 um size of promastigote and epimastigote slightly wider difference of body between promastigote and epimastigote. 12 to 35 um long by 2 to 4 um wide size of trypomastigote. Leishmaniasis general term used to describe diseases caused by the hemoflagellate genus leishmania parasitemias general term describing parasitic infection of the blood. A common name for an infection with leishmania tropica; it is a cutaneous form of leishmaniasis presenting with pus-containing ulcers. A common name for a cutaneous form of infection caused by leishmania mexicana. A form of cutaneous leishmaniasis cased by l. mexicana; it is commonly found in belize, Guatemala, and the yucatan peninsula in areas where chicle sap is harvested for making chewing gum.
