Dissecting the phyloepidemiology of Trypanosoma cruzi I (TcI) in Brazil by the use of high resolution genetic markers.

• Main Authors: Fabiola Roman (Author), Samanta das Chagas Xavier (Author), Louisa A Messenger (Author), Márcio G Pavan (Author), Michael A Miles (Author), Ana María Jansen (Author), Matthew Yeo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Trypanosoma cruzi, the causal agent of Chagas disease, is monophyletic but genetically heterogeneous. It is currently represented by six genetic lineages (Discrete Typing Units, DTUs) designated TcI-TcVI. TcI is the most geographically widespread and genetically heterogeneous lineage, this as is evi...