Putative panmixia in restricted populations of Trypanosoma cruzi isolated from wild Triatoma infestans in Bolivia.

Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, is subdivided into six discrete typing units (DTUs; TcI-TcVI) of which TcI is ubiquitous and genetically highly variable. While clonality is the dominant mode of propagation, recombinant events play a significant evolutive role. Recently, foc...

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Main Authors: Christian Barnabe, Rosio Buitrago, Philippe Bremond, Claudia Aliaga, Renata Salas, Pablo Vidaurre, Claudia Herrera, Frédérique Cerqueira, Marie-France Bosseno, Etienne Waleckx, Simone Frédérique Breniere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3843716?pdf=render