Biology of Trypanosoma cruzi: An update Biología del Trypanosoma cruzi: Actualización

• Main Authors: André Vianna Martins (Author), Andréia Patrícia Gomes (Author), Eduardo Gomes de Mendonça (Author), Juliana Lopes Rangel Fietto (Author), Luiz Alberto Santana (Author), Maria Goreti de Almeida Oliveira (Author), Mauro Geller (Author), Ramon de Freitas Santos (Author), Rodrigo Roger Vitorino (Author), Rodrigo Siqueira-Batista (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Asociación Colombiana de Infectología, 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chagas disease, an illness caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is clinically and epidemiologically important in Latin America, and particularly in Brazil. This article presents the main biological characteristics of Trypanosoma cruzi, emphasizing ultrastructural, morphological, evolutionary,...