Leishmania guyanensis

Leishmania brasiliensis guyanensis; Leishmania viannia guyanensis; Leishmania viannia panamensis
A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania viannia that infects man and animals and causes mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS). Transmission is by Lutzomyia sandflies.