Hemi-nested PCR and RFLP methodologies for identifying blood meals of the Chagas disease vector, Triatoma infestans.

Hemi-nested PCR and RFLP methodologies for identifying blood meals of the Chagas disease vector, Triatoma infestans.

Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas disease, is transmitted by hematophagous reduviid bugs within the subfamily Triatominae. These vectors take blood meals from a wide range of hosts, and their feeding behaviors have been used to investigate the ecology and epidemiology of T. cruzi. In...

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Main Authors: Dawn M Roellig, Luis A Gomez-Puerta, Daniel G Mead, Jesus Pinto, Jenny Ancca-Juarez, Maritza Calderon, Caryn Bern, Robert H Gilman, Vitaliano A Cama, Chagas Disease Workgroup in Arequipa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3770599?pdf=render

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