Optimized multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme for Trypanosoma cruzi.

Trypanosoma cruzi, the aetiological agent of Chagas disease possess extensive genetic diversity. This has led to the development of a plethora of molecular typing methods for the identification of both the known major genetic lineages and for more fine scale characterization of different multilocus...

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Main Authors: Patricio Diosque, Nicolás Tomasini, Juan José Lauthier, Louisa Alexandra Messenger, María Mercedes Monje Rumi, Paula Gabriela Ragone, Anahí Maitén Alberti-D'Amato, Cecilia Pérez Brandán, Christian Barnabé, Michel Tibayrenc, Michael David Lewis, Martin Stephen Llewellyn, Michael Alexander Miles, Matthew Yeo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4148231?pdf=render