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Signatures of hybridization in Trypanosoma brucei.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Feb 2022
Kay Christopher, Peacock Lori, Williams Tom A, Gibson Wendy
Abstract excerpt
Genetic exchange among disease-causing micro-organisms can generate progeny that combine different pathogenic traits. Though sexual reproduction has been described in trypanosomes, its impact on the epidemiology of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) remains controversial. However, human infective and non-human infective strains of Trypanosoma brucei circulate in the same transmission cycles in HAT endemic areas...
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