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Remarkable genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli in two localities of southern Ecuador identified via deep sequencing of mini-exon gene amplicons

BACKGROUND: Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, and T. rangeli are kinetoplastid parasites endemic to Latin America. Although closely related to T. cruzi and capable of infecting humans, T. rangeli is non-pathogenic. Both parasite species are transmitted by triatomine bugs, and...

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Autores principales: Maiguashca Sánchez, Jalil, Sueto, Salem Oduro Beffi, Schwabl, Philipp, Grijalva, Mario J., Llewellyn, Martin S., Costales, Jaime A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7227245/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32410645
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04079-1