title: Another Trypanosoma, distinct from T. cruzi, multiplies in the lumen of the anal glands of the opossum Didelphis marsupialis.
abstract: Epimastigotes were found multiplying in the anal glands and in hemocultures of an opossum; rare metacyclics were seen in the cultures. The flagellate is possibly T. (Megatrypanum) freitasi Rego, Magalhães & Siqueira, 1957, but its final identification is still pending.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009893:Opossums / Q000469:parasitology*; D010481:Perianal Glands / Q000469:parasitology*; D014345:Trypanosoma / Q000302:isolation & purification*