Article
Homogeneity of Trypanosoma cruzi I, II, and III populations and the overlap of wild and domestic transmission cycles by Triatoma brasiliensis in northeastern Brazil.
Parasitology research - 1 Apr 2013
da Câmara Antonia Cláudia Jácome, Lages-Silva Eliane, Sampaio George Harisson Felinto, D'Ávila Daniella Alchaar, Chiari Egler, da Cunha Galvão Lúcia Maria
Abstract excerpt
The genetic variability of 24 Trypanosoma cruzi isolates from humans (11) and triatomines (13) in northeastern Brazil was analyzed by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and compared with taxonomic groups, host, and geographical origin of the parasite. TcI (12.5%), TcII (45.8%), and TcIII (41.6%) showed a similarity coefficient (SC) of 0.74 using the mean of three primers and 0.80, 0.75, and 0.66 for λgt11-F,...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.