The Influence of Environmental Cues on the Development of Trypanosoma cruzi in Triatominae Vector

Trypanosoma cruzi, a hemoflagellate parasite, is the etiological agent of Chagas disease that affects about 6–7 million people worldwide, mostly in Latin America. The parasite life cycle is complex and alternates between an invertebrate host—Triatominae vector—and a mammalian host. The parasite adap...

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Main Authors: Raíssa de Fátima Pimentel Melo, Alessandra Aparecida Guarneri, Ariel Mariano Silber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2020.00027/full