Trypanosoma cruzi, Etiological Agent of Chagas Disease, Is Virulent to Its Triatomine Vector Rhodnius prolixus in a Temperature-Dependent Manner

It is often assumed that parasites are not virulent to their vectors. Nevertheless, parasites commonly exploit their vectors (nutritionally for example) so these can be considered a form of host. Trypanosoma cruzi, a protozoan found in mammals and triatomine bugs in the Americas, is the etiological...

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Autores principales: Elliot, Simon L., Rodrigues, Juliana de O., Lorenzo, Marcelo G., Martins-Filho, Olindo A., Guarneri, Alessandra A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4368190/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25793495
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003646

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4368190/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25793495
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003646

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