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Biological characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi strains.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Jan 2001
Martínez-Díaz R A, Escario J A, Nogal-Ruiz J J, Gómez-Barrio A
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Biological parameters of five Trypanosoma cruzi strains from different sources were determined in order to know the laboratory behaviour of natural populations. The parameters evaluated were growth kinetics of epimastigotes, differentiation into metacyclic forms, infectivity in mammalian cells grown in vitro and parasite susceptibility to nifurtimox, benznidazole and gentian violet. Differences in transformation...
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