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The Trypanosoma cruzi genome; conserved core genes and extremely variable surface molecule families.
Research in microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Andersson Björn
Abstract excerpt
The protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi is an important but neglected pathogen that causes chagas disease, which affects millions of people, mainly in latin America. The population structure and epidemiology of the parasite are complex, with much variability among strains. The genome sequence of a reference strain, CL Brener, was published in 2005, and the availability of this sequence has both revealed the...
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