Difference in susceptibility to lysis between clones of the Y strain of Trypanosoma cruzi

Three clones isolated from the Y strain of Trypanosoma cruzi - YP1, YP2 and YP3 - were adapted to in vitro cultivation in VERO cells. The recovery of the parasites from the Y strain and clone YP3 was similar after 24 hr of contact with cells (3.2% and 2.7%, respectively) and much lower than the reco...

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Main Authors: Erika M. Braga, Lúcia M. C. Galvão, Egler Chiari, Maria Sonia Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1993-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761993000400005