Genotype variation of Trypanosoma cruzi isolates from different Brazilian biomes

Experimental Parasitology
Catarina A C AraújoA M Jansen

Abstract

Chagas disease is an enzootic disease, in which the flagellate Trypanosoma cruzi infects a large variety of animals. Humans are accidentally infected due to the migration into wild environments. To identify T. cruzi discrete typing units (DTUs), 19 Brazilian isolates from different biomes and hosts were analyzed by PCR amplification of 24Sα rRNA, 18S rRNA and mini-exon gene sequences. The majority of the isolates was classified as TcIIb (TcII) but subtypes TcIIc (TcIII) and TcIId (TcV) were also identified. In addition, in monkeys TcI was detected.

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Mar 7, 2014·Parasites & Vectors·Catarina A C AraújoAna M Jansen
Jul 15, 2015·Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy·Louisa A MessengerCaryn Bern
Jun 28, 2015·Acta Tropica·Tapan BhattacharyyaMichael A Miles
Feb 6, 2013·Infection, Genetics and Evolution : Journal of Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics in Infectious Diseases·Claudia Patricia HerreraSimone Frédérique Brenière
Sep 13, 2016·International Journal for Parasitology. Parasites and Wildlife·Mariela Florencia MartínezAlejandro Gabriel Schijman
Jul 29, 2016·Parasitology Research·Catarina Andréa Chaves de AraújoAna Maria Jansen
Apr 11, 2018·Parasites & Vectors·Renata Trotta Barroso FerreiraOtacilio C Moreira
Nov 30, 2019·Clinical Microbiology Reviews·Caryn BernJames H Maguire

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