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Complex evolutionary pathways of the intergenic region of the mini-exon gene in Trypanosoma cruzi TcI: a possible ancient origin in the Gran Chaco and lack of strict genetic structuration.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jun 2013
Herrera Claudia Patricia, Barnabé Christian, Brenière Simone Frédérique
Abstract excerpt
The TcI discrete typing unit (DTU) of Trypanosoma cruzi is the most abundant and widely spread in the Americas. It is found in a wide range of triatomine and mammal species, which are distributed throughout the Americas in sylvatic and domestic environments. Previous studies based on intergenic sequences of the mini-exon gene (SL-IR) have identified five genotype groups within TcI. Based in the large number of...
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