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MeSH Heading: Leishmania tropica
Tree Number(s): B01.268.475.868.488.680
Unique ID: D007895
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007895
Annotation: infection: coordinate with probably LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS or other specific leishmaniasis term if appropriate; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
Scope Note: A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects humans and rodents. This taxonomic complex includes species which cause a disease called Oriental sore which is a form of cutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS) of the Old World.
Entry Term(s): Leishmania (Leishmania) tropica; Leishmania leishmania tropica; Leishmania tropica minor
Previous Indexing: Leishmania (1966-1985)
Public MeSH Note: 86; LEISHMANIA TROPICA MINOR was LEISHMANIA MINOR see LEISHMANIA TROPICA 1986-91
Online Note: use LEISHMANIA TROPICA to search LEISHMANIA MINOR 1986-91
History Note: 86; LEISHMANIA TROPICA MINOR was LEISHMANIA MINOR see LEISHMANIA TROPICA 1986-91
Date Established: 1986/01/01
Date of Entry: 1985/03/20
Revision Date: 2022/07/14

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0012331
Scope Note: A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects humans and rodents. This taxonomic complex includes species which cause a disease called Oriental sore which is a form of cutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS) of the Old World.
Terms: Leishmania tropica Preferred Term
Term UI T023560
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1986); Leishmania leishmania tropica
Term UI T023561
Date04/02/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Leishmania (Leishmania) tropica
Term UI T023562
Date04/02/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Leishmania tropica minor
Term UI T023563
Date03/05/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

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