Reproduction and Heredity in Trypanosomes A Critical Review Dealing Mainly with the African Species in the Mammalian Host

摘要: Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the reproduction and heredity in trypanosomes primarily mammalian host. Trypanosomes are generally held to be parasites of blood, especially laboratory animals. They reproduce exclusively by binary fission that donation or exchange genetic material does not occur. although considerable medical veterinary importance attract attention other workers virtue rapid development strong resistance drugs also their ability vary surface antigen highly advantageous ways, much basic biology is still obscure. The localization infection mammals, division cycle, question sexuality examples problems which need attention, considering contained this chapter. Transmission trypanosome can achieved either cyclical passage through tsetse flies syringe blood from host methods for measuring, counting, analyzing characters parasite strains discussed