Another Trypanosoma, distinct from T. cruzi, multiplies in the lumen of the anal glands of the opossum Didelphis marsupialis.
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.
D000818:Animals; D009893:Opossums / Q000469:parasitology*; D010481:Perianal Glands / Q000469:parasitology*; D014345:Trypanosoma / Q000302:isolation & purification*