Table 1 Characteristics of species within subgenus Trypanozoon See text for explanation.
From: Species concepts for trypanosomes: from morphological to molecular definitions?
Species | Distribution | Host range | Transmission | Pleomorphic | Differentiation to procyclics | Kinetoplast DNA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Maxicircles | Heterogeneous minicircles | Homogeneous minicircles |
Trypanosoma brucei | Tropical Africa | Wild & domestic mammals | Tsetse – cyclical transmission | + | + | + | + | - |
Trypanosoma evansi | North Africa, Asia, S. America | Camels, horses, dogs, bovids | Bloodsucking flies – mechanical transmission | - | - | - | - | + |
Trypanosoma equiperdum | Cosmopolitan | Horses | Transmitted via copulation | - | - | +/- | - | + |