Sexual reproduction in a natural Trypanosoma cruzi population.
<h4>Background</h4>Sexual reproduction provides an evolutionary advantageous mechanism that combines favorable mutations that have arisen in separate lineages into the same individual. This advantage is especially pronounced in microparasites as allelic reassortment among individuals cau...
Main Authors: | Alexander S F Berry, Renzo Salazar-Sánchez, Ricardo Castillo-Neyra, Katty Borrini-Mayorí, Claudia Chipana-Ramos, Melina Vargas-Maquera, Jenny Ancca-Juarez, César Náquira-Velarde, Michael Z Levy, Dustin Brisson, Chagas Disease Working Group in Arequipa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-05-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007392 |
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