Bat-associated Trypanosoma diversity, geographic extension of known clades, and predominance of T. cruzi TcIV in a conserved tropical forest of southeastern Mexico.

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Trypanosomatids of the Schizotrypanum clade display high ecological and evolutionary diversity, yet their sylvatic cycles remain understudied in many Neotropical biomes. We conducted the first integrative molecular survey of Trypanosoma diversity in a conserved seasonal tropical forest in the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico. We screened Triatoma dimidiata vectors and small mammal hosts (rodents and bats) using...

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