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The phylogeography of trypanosomes from South American alligatorids and African crocodilids is consistent with the geological history of South American river basins and the transoceanic dispersal of Crocodylus at the Miocene.
Parasites & vectors - 29 Oct 2013
Fermino Bruno R, Viola Laerte B, Paiva Fernando, Garcia Herakles A, de Paula Catia D, Botero-Arias Robinson, Takata Carmen S A, Campaner Marta, Hamilton Patrick B, Camargo Erney P, Teixeira Marta M G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the diversity, phylogenetic relationships, and biogeography of trypanosomes infecting non-mammalian hosts. In this study, we investigated the influence of host species and biogeography on shaping the genetic diversity, phylogenetic relationship, and distribution of trypanosomes from South American alligatorids and African crocodilids. METHODS: Small Subunit rRNA (SSU rRNA) and...
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