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Growth behaviour of two Trypanosoma cruzi strains in single and mixed infections: In vitro and in the intestinal tract of the blood-sucking bug, Triatoma brasiliensis.
Acta tropica - 1 Mar 2007
Araújo Catarina A C, Cabello Pedro H, Jansen Ana M
Abstract excerpt
Competition and cooperation are well-recognized biological phenomena, even among parasites. Co-infection of parasites in a single host leads to several outcomes, one being competition for a limited resource. Here, the behaviour of mixed infection was evaluated using two isolates of Trypanosoma cruzi, previously typed as belonging to genotypes TcI and TcII. The growth in vitro and in the different compartments of...
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