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Temporal fluctuation of infection with different Trypanosoma cruzi genotypes in the wild rodent Octodon degus.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Aug 2010
Campos Ricardo, Botto-Mahan Carezza, Ortiz Sylvia, Coronado Ximena, Solari Aldo
Abstract excerpt
We identified and followed-up for two years Octodon degus rodents infected with Trypanosoma cruzi genotypes by using xenodiagnosis with two vector species (Mepraia spinolai and Triatoma infestans), polymerase chain reaction DNA-based detection of insect dejections, Southern blot analysis, and minicircle hybridization with genotype-specific probes. Results show temporal fluctuations of infection with four parasite...
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