Leishmania donovani

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Leishmania donovani is a parasite that infects mainly the human phagocyte system. The infection is transmitted to humans through sandflies, and is responsible for multiple forms of leishmaniasis or kala-azar in extreme cases Open the BIOL 116 Class 2021 template page in "edit."
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Leishmania donovani promastigotes grown in culture, usually present in the digestive tract of sandflies. Image provided by the CDC.[1].



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Edited by Iris Pardue, student of Joan Slonczewski for BIOL 116 Information in Living Systems, 2021, Kenyon College.