title: Identification of economically important parasites.
abstract: The taxonomy of a parasite can be an important guide to its pathogenic characteristics. A wide range of anatomical, biochemical and behavioural tests is now being developed to define different strains and subspecies of the main tropical parasites.
mesh_terms: D000562:Amebiasis / Q000469:parasitology; D000818:Animals; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000469:parasitology; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D004539:Eimeria / Q000145:classification; D004747:Entamoeba / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D007891:Leishmania / Q000145:classification; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000469:parasitology; D010271:Parasites / Q000145:classification*; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D012547:Schistosoma / Q000145:classification; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000469:parasitology; D014345:Trypanosoma / Q000145:classification; D014352:Trypanosomiasis / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D004247:DNA