The Leishmaniacs solve the case of the Child With Band Keratopathy, and reveal a eukaryotic parasite with functional mitochondria but without mitochondrial genomes. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiP. Links for this episode: Elmer Pfefferkorn, 87 Eukaryotic parasite without mitochondrial genomes (Sci Adv) Hero: Charles Wardell Stiles Letters read on TWiP 171 Case Study for TWiP 171 By boat to remote village, young boy (<10) brought in by Mother, concerned about painless ulcer on leg. Hard nodular border, 2-3 cm. Originally seen by floating doctors a few months before, now back as ulcer is not healing. Non-tender, there is an area of hard, different color skin that surrounds lesion. Some nodularity, clean lesion, no undermining. Send your case diagnosis, questions and comments to twip@microbe.tv Music by Ronald Jenkees