Impact of clonal evolution on the biological diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi.

doi:10.1017/s0031182096008414

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Impact of clonal evolution on the biological diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi.

Parasitology - 1 Mar 1997

Laurent J P, Barnabe C, Quesney V, Noel S, Tibayrenc M

Abstract excerpt

Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas' disease, exhibits considerable biological variability. Moreover, it has been postulated that populations of this protozoan are subdivided into natural clones, which can be separated from each other by considerable levels of evolutionary divergence. The auth...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Biological Evolution
Chagas Disease
Complement System Proteins
Female
Genetic Variation
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Parasitemia
Phylogeny
Trypanosoma cruzi

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