From a mono to a digenetic life-cycle: how was the jump for flagellates of the family trypanosomatidae?
It has been found that species of the digenetic genus Trypanosoma as well as species of monogenetic trypanosomatids of insects can grow in the lumen of the scent glands of opossums reproducing the cycle they perform in the intestinal tract of their insect hosts. Based on these findings, speculations...
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1988-09-01
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| Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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