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Identification of novel mammalian hosts and Brazilian biome geographic distribution of Trypanosoma cruzi TcIII and TcIV.
Acta tropica - 1 Aug 2017
Barros Juliana Helena S, Xavier Samanta Cristina C, Bilac Daniele, Lima Valdirene Santos, Dario Maria Augusta, Jansen Ana Maria
Abstract excerpt
Trypanosoma cruzi is a parasitic protozoan responsible for Chagas disease. Seven different Discrete Typing Units (DTUs) of T. cruzi are currently identified in nature: TcI-TcVI, and TcBat whose distribution patterns in nature, hosts/reservoirs and eco-epidemiological importance are still little known. Here, we present novel data on the geographic distribution and diversity of mammalian hosts and vectors of T....
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