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Phylogenetic analysis of Trypanosoma vivax supports the separation of South American/West African from East African isolates and a new T. vivax-like genotype infecting a nyala antelope from Mozambique.
Parasitology - 1 Sept 2008
Rodrigues A C, Neves L, Garcia H A, Viola L B, Marcili A, Da Silva F Maia, Sigauque I, Batista J S, Paiva F, Teixeira M M G
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In this study, we addressed the phylogenetic and taxonomic relationships of Trypanosoma vivax and related trypanosomes nested in the subgenus Duttonella through combined morphological and phylogeographical analyses. We previously demonstrated that the clade T. vivax harbours a homogeneous clade comprising West African/South American isolates and the heterogeneous East African isolates. Herein we characterized a...
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