Morphological and taxonomic studies on mammalian trypanosomes
- 1 January 1937
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Parasitology
- Vol. 29 (1), 43-56
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000026196
Abstract
An account is given of the spontaneous occurrence in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan of strains of the camel trypanosome, Trypanosoma evansi, devoid of kinetonuclei.These cases, of which four are recorded, were observed in widely separated localities within the enzootic area of camel trypanosomiasis.A critical review is given of the question of “akinetonucleate” trypanosomes in general—in strains produced experimentally and in those occurring spontaneously—with special reference to their mode of origin and their significance in the production of new races.The prevalence of “akinetonucleate” forms in normal strains of trypanosomes has been estimated in the case of a number of species and races hitherto not examined from this point of view, all the existing data being brought together in tabular form.While the factors causing the appearance of “akinetonucleate” individuals and strains under natural conditions could not be ascertained, irregular division of the trypanosomes is held to be mainly responsible for the elimination of the kinetonucleus and for the persistence of the aberrant condition.Keywords
This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
- Morphological and Taxonomic Studies on Mammalian TrypanosomesParasitology, 1936
- Essai de classification des trypanosomes des mammifères et de l’homme basée sur leurs caractères morphologiques et biologiquesAnnales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée, 1933
- The Action of Acriflavine upon Bodo caudatusParasitology, 1929
- The loss of the parabasal body in trypanosomesTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1928
- Die Bedeutung der Blepharoblasten als Angriffspunkt chemotherapeutischer SubstanzenMedical Microbiology and Immunology, 1925
- Some recent work on mutation in micro-organismsJournal of Genetics, 1912