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Murine models susceptibility to distinct Trypanosoma cruzi I genotypes infection.
Parasitology - 1 Apr 2017
León Cielo M, Montilla Marleny, Vanegas Ricardo, Castillo Maria, Parra Edgar, Ramírez Juan David
Abstract excerpt
Chagas disease is a complex zoonosis that affects around 8 million people worldwide. This pathology is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, a kinetoplastid parasite that shows tremendous genetic diversity evinced in six distinct Discrete Typing Units (TcI-TcVI) including a recent genotype named as TcBat and associated with anthropogenic bats. TcI presents a broad geographical distribution and has been associated with...
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