Acta Parasitol
June 2022
Purpose: Trypanosoma caninum exhibits atypical epimastigote forms under axenic conditions. This study aimed to analyze this evolutionary form under different cultivation conditions and provide more information about this evolutionary form.
Methods: We selected a T.
Introduction: Trypanosoma caninum is a protozoan species recently described in dogs, whose occurrence has been reported in areas of overlap with visceral leishmaniasis.
Methods: Trypanosoma sp. were isolated from nine dogs and characterized by molecular methods.