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High local diversity of Trypanosoma in a common bat species, and implications for the biogeography and taxonomy of the T. cruzi clade.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Cottontail Veronika M, Kalko Elisabeth K V, Cottontail Iain, Wellinghausen Nele, Tschapka Marco, Perkins Susan L, Pinto C Miguel
Abstract excerpt
The Trypanosoma cruzi clade is a group of parasites that comprises T. cruzi sensu lato and its closest relatives. Although several species have been confirmed phylogenetically to belong to this clade, it is uncertain how many more species can be expected to belong into this group. Here, we present the results of a survey of trypanosome parasites of the bat Artibeus jamaicensis from the Panamá Canal Zone, an...
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