Talk:Trypanosoma

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Right now, each of the species pages is just a repeat of the corresponding description here. I don't think it's likely they will be expanded any time soon, except possibly for details of their diseases, which are already described on other pages. As such, I'm going to redirect them all here until new content is added. Please discuss if you have any objections. Josh

I am definitely planning on expanding them, but I can't do that if they aren't reverted to the original stubs. --McDogm 03:55, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Todo

Patterson J S, Rajen K, Ambrose D P, Miles M A. (2001) First record of trypanosomes from the endemic Indian genus of Triatominae, Linshcosteus sp. nov. Trans. Royal Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 95: 248-249

-which ones ???--213.7.155.187 04:30, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Factual accuracy

"Trypanosoma are found in the bloodstream of an infected human host, where they change the surface proteins at regular intervals. Trypanosoma is also found in the midgut and salivary gland of tsetse flies." - Is this universally true, in particular surface proteins and whether they are found in the tsetse fly?

"The kinetoplast is derived from endosymbiosis of a prokaryotic cell." - Is this refering to the endosymbiotic theory to the origin of the mitochondria? If so it should be reworded to reflect this.

From the new edits on 20/02/07. - Zephyris _Talk 17:05, 20 February 2007 (UTC)