Trypanosoma cruzi IIc: phylogenetic and phylogeographic insights from sequence and microsatellite analysis and potential impact on emergent Chagas disease.

Trypanosoma cruzi IIc: phylogenetic and phylogeographic insights from sequence and microsatellite analysis and potential impact on emergent Chagas disease.

Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease, is highly genetically diverse. Numerous lines of evidence point to the existence of six stable genetic lineages or DTUs: TcI, TcIIa, TcIIb, TcIIc, TcIId, and TcIIe. Molecular dating suggests that T. cruzi is likely to have been an endemic i...

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Main Authors: Martin S Llewellyn, Michael D Lewis, Nidia Acosta, Matthew Yeo, Hernan J Carrasco, Maikell Segovia, Jorge Vargas, Faustino Torrico, Michael A Miles, Michael W Gaunt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2727949?pdf=render

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