Biological characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi strains from different zymodemes and schizodemes
The development in C3H mice of thirteen strains of Trypanosoma cruzi belonging to different zymodemes ans schizodemes was studied. Host mortality, virulence, histiotropism, parasitemia and polymorphism of the parasites were recorded. The strains were grouped into: a) high virulence - causing 100% mo...
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Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1991-12-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761991000400002 |