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Phylogenetic analysis reveals the presence of the Trypanosoma cruzi clade in African terrestrial mammals.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2009
Hamilton P B, Adams E R, Njiokou F, Gibson W C, Cuny G, Herder S
Abstract excerpt
Despite the impact of some trypanosome species on human and livestock health, the full diversity of trypanosomes in Africa is poorly understood. A recent study examined the prevalence of trypanosomes among a wide variety of wild vertebrates in Cameroon using species-specific PCR tests, but six trypanosome isolates remained unidentified. Here they have been re-examined using fluorescent fragment length barcoding...
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