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Genetic characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi natural clones from the state of Paraíba, Brazil.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 May 2005
Barnabé Christian, Tibayrenc M, Marcondes Carlos Brisola
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Eighteen Trypanosoma cruzi stocks from the state of Paraíba, Brazil, isolated from man, wild mammals, and triatomine bugs were studied by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis and random primed amplified polymorphic DNA. Despite the low number of stocks, a notable genetic, genotypic, and phylogenetic diversity was recorded. The presence of the two main phylogenetic subdivisions, T. cruzi I and II, was recorded. The...
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