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Contemporary cryptic sexuality in Trypanosoma cruzi.
Molecular ecology - 1 Sept 2012
Ramírez Juan David, Guhl Felipe, Messenger Louisa A, Lewis Michael D, Montilla Marleny, Cucunuba Zulma, Miles Michael A, Llewellyn Martin S
Abstract excerpt
Clonal propagation is considered to be the predominant mode of reproduction among many parasitic protozoa. However, this assumption may overlook unorthodox, infrequent or cryptic sexuality. Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes Chagas disease, is known to undergo non-Mendelian genetic exchange in the laboratory. In the field, evidence of extant genetic exchange is limited. In this study, we undertook intensive sampling...
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