| trypanosoma teixeirae: a new species belonging to the t. cruzi clade causing trypanosomosis in an australian little red flying fox (pteropus scapulatus). | little is known about the genetic diversity and pathogenicity of trypanosomes in australian bats. recently a novel trypanosome species was identified in an adult female little red flying fox (pteropus scapulatus) with clinical and pathological evidence of trypanosomosis. the present study used morphology and molecular methods to demonstrate that this trypanosome is a distinct species and we propose the name trypanosoma teixeirae sp. n. morphological comparison showed that its circulating trypoma ... | 2016 | 27198803 |