Induction of phagocytic activity and nitric-oxide production in natural populations of Trypanosoma Cruzi I and II from the state of Paraná, Brazil

Induction of phagocytic activity and nitric-oxide production in natural populations of Trypanosoma Cruzi I and II from the state of Paraná, Brazil

Twelve strains of Trypanosoma cruzi isolated from wild reservoirs, triatomines, and chronic chagasic patients in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil, and classified as T. cruzi I and II, were used to test the correlation between genetic and biological diversity. The Phagocytic Index (PI) and nitric...

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Main Authors: Leila Zalloum, Eliane Raquel Peres Lala, Neide Martins Moreira, Thaís Gomes Verzignassi Silveira, Márcia Machado de Oliveira Dalálio, Max Jean de Ornelas Toledo, Mônica Lúcia Gomes, Silvana Marques de Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-10-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Trypanosoma cruzi
Genetic lineages
Phagocytic index
Infectivity in vitro
Nitric oxide
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