Molecular Analysis of <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> Isolates Obtained from Raccoons (<i>Procyon lotor</i>) in Warren and Barren Counties of Kentucky
Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas disease, infects a variety of wild mammals in the southern United States, but it has only recently been isolated from raccoons trapped in the state of Kentucky. The purpose of the present study was to use a molecular genotyping approach, followed by D...
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/159 http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1157&context=theses |