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

tropica majors, Leishmania

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.