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Comparative study of the biological properties of Trypanosoma cruzi I genotypes in a murine experimental model.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2015
Cruz Lissa, Vivas Angie, Montilla Marleny, Hernández Carolina, Flórez Carolina, Parra Edgar, Ramírez Juan David
Abstract excerpt
Chagas disease is an endemic zoonosis in Latin America and caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. This kinetoplastid displays remarkable genetic variability, allowing its classification into six Discrete Typing Units (DTUs) from TcI to TcVI. T. cruzi I presents the broadest geographical distribution in the continent and has been associated to severe forms of cardiomyopathies. Recently, a particular genotype...
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