# Mysterious Leishmania martiniquensis parasites and their relatives of the subgenus Mundinia: Emerging pathogens reshaping our understanding of leishmaniases

**Authors:** Petr Volf, Jovana Sadlova

PMC · DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1014057 · PLOS Pathogens · 2026-03-13

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- **Diseases:** Infections (MESH:D007239), cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis (MESH:D007898), classical leishmaniasis (MESH:D007896)
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- **Species:** Meriones shawi (Shaw's jird, species) [taxon 37435], Phlebotomus stantoni (species) [taxon 1562209], Mus musculus (house mouse, species) [taxon 10090], Mundinia (subgenus) [taxon 2249475], Phlebotomus papatasi (species) [taxon 29031], Leishmania infantum (species) [taxon 5671], Chironomus thummi (midge, species) [taxon 7154], Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606], Cavia porcellus (domestic guinea pig, species) [taxon 10141], Diptera (flies, order) [taxon 7147], Sergentomyia (subgenus) [taxon 2320533], Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly, species) [taxon 7227], Phlebotominae (sand flies, subfamily) [taxon 7198], Crithidia (genus) [taxon 5655], Leishmania martiniquensis (species) [taxon 1580590], Rattus norvegicus (brown rat, species) [taxon 10116], Rattus rattus (black rat, species) [taxon 10117], Culicoides mahasarakhamensis (species) [taxon 2821452], Leptomonas (genus) [taxon 5683], Cricetulus griseus (Chinese hamster, species) [taxon 10029]

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