Table 3 Characteristics of species and genotypes within subgenus Nannomonas. See text for explanation
From: Species concepts for trypanosomes: from morphological to molecular definitions?
Species | Genotype | Distribution | Host range | Transmission – recorded high prevalence | Growth in rodents | Satellite DNA repeat size | KDNA minicircle size | Miniexon repeat size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trypanosoma congolense | savannah | Tropical Africa | Wide range of ungulates & other mammals | morsitans, palpalis and fusca groups | + | 369 bp | 850 bp | 760 – 1500 bp |
| Â | forest | West & Central Africa | Pigs, goats. cattle, dogs, Other? | palpalis group | + | ~350 bp | 850 bp | ~800 bp |
| Â | kilifi or Kenya coast | East Africa | Cattle, sheep, goats. Not pigs Other? | morsitans group | + | 368 bp | 700 bp | ~600 bp |
Trypanosoma simiae | Â | Tropical Africa | Suids | Morsitans, palpalis and fusca groups | - | 521 bp | 900 bp | 630 bp |
| Â | tsavo | East Africa | Suids | morsitans and fusca groups | - | ~540 bp | - | 508 bp |
Trypanosoma godfreyi | Â | Tropical Africa | Suids | morsitans and fusca groups | - | 373 bp | 800, 750 bp | ~500 bp |