Article
Biological behavior of Trypanosoma cruzi stocks obtained from the State of Amazonas, Western Brazilian Amazon, in mice.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Monteiro Wuelton Marcelo, Magalhães Laylah Kelre Costa, Oliveira Josué Costa, Guerra Jorge Augusto de Oliveira, Silveira Henrique, Ferreira Luiz Carlos de Lima, Toledo Max Jean de Ornelas, Barbosa Maria das Graças Vale
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The biological diversity of circulating Trypanosoma cruzi stocks in the Amazon region most likely plays an important role in the peculiar clinic-epidemiological features of Chagas disease in this area. METHODS: Seven stocks of T. cruzi were recently isolated in the State of Amazonas, Brazil, from humans, wild mammals, and triatomines. They belonged to the TcI and Z3 genotypes and were biologically...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
