| a trypanosome species isolated from naturally infected haemaphysalis hystricis ticks in kagoshima prefecture, japan. | common arthropod vectors for trypanosomes are flies, fleas and bugs. this study reports on an unknown trypanosome species isolated from naturally infected haemaphysalis hystricis ticks, hereby, referred to as trypanosoma kg1 isolate. the parasite has been successfully cultured in vitro with l929 or hek 293t cell line as feeder cells. this trypanosome cannot survive in vitro without feeder cells. following experimental infections of ticks, the trypomastigote-like and the epimastigote-like forms o ... | 2007 | 17306058 |