Leishmania tropica
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| Leishmania tropica | |
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| Promastigotes of Leishmania tropica. Giemsa stain, 10×100. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | Excavata |
| Phylum: | Euglenozoa |
| Class: | Kinetoplastida |
| Order: | Trypanosomatida |
| Genus: | Leishmania |
| Species: | Leishmania tropica |
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| Leishmania tropica Wright, 1903 |
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Leishmania tropica is a species of flagellate parasites that infects humans and hyraxes. It can cause a disease called oriental sore which is a form of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
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