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Molecular and biological characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi strains isolated from children from Jequitinhonha Valley, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Silva Jaquelline Carla Valamiel de Oliveira E, Assis Girley Francisco Machado de, Oliveira Maykon Tavares de, Valadares Helder Magno Silva, Valle Italo Faria do, Paiva Nivia Carolina Nogueira de, Martins Helen Rodrigues, Lana Marta de
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INTRODUCTION: The biological diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi strains plays an important role in the clinical and epidemiological features of Chagas disease. METHODS: Eight T. cruzi strains isolated from children living in a Chagas disease vector-controlled area of Jequitinhonha Valley, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, were genetically and biologically characterized. RESULTS: The characterizations demonstrated that...
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