Trypanosoma cruzi: one parasite, two parasites or several parasites of chagas disease?

Authors

  • Bianca Zingales Disease Reference Group do TDR sobre doença de Chagas, Leishmaniose e Tripanossomíase Africana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7594/revbio.6b.09

Keywords:

Genetic diversity, evolution, molecular epidemiology

Abstract

Trypanosoma cruzi shows extremely high levels of genetic diversity and many molecular markers can be used to genotype the parasite strains into various subgroups. Here, the evolution and population structure of T. cruzi are reviewed along with the implications in the epidemiology of Chagas disease

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Published

2018-04-23

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2011): Especial Parasitologia

Section

Revisão

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How to Cite

Zingales, B. (2018). Trypanosoma cruzi: one parasite, two parasites or several parasites of chagas disease?. Revista Da Biologia, 6(2), 44-48. https://doi.org/10.7594/revbio.6b.09