Optimized multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme for Trypanosoma cruzi.

• Main Authors: Patricio Diosque (Author), Nicolás Tomasini (Author), Juan José Lauthier (Author), Louisa Alexandra Messenger (Author), María Mercedes Monje Rumi (Author), Paula Gabriela Ragone (Author), Anahí Maitén Alberti-D'Amato (Author), Cecilia Pérez Brandán (Author), Christian Barnabé (Author), Michel Tibayrenc (Author), Michael David Lewis (Author), Martin Stephen Llewellyn (Author), Michael Alexander Miles (Author), Matthew Yeo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Trypanosoma cruzi, the aetiological agent of Chagas disease possess extensive genetic diversity. This has led to the development of a plethora of molecular typing methods for the identification of both the known major genetic lineages and for more fine scale characterization of different multilocus...