Genetic characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi DTUs in wild Triatoma infestans from Bolivia: predominance of TcI.

• Autores principales: Simone Frédérique Brenière (Autor), Claudia Aliaga (Autor), Etienne Waleckx (Autor), Rosio Buitrago (Autor), Renata Salas (Autor), Christian Barnabé (Autor), Michel Tibayrenc (Autor), François Noireau (Autor)
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• Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: The current persistence of Triatoma infestans (one of the main vectors of Chagas disease) in some domestic areas could be related to re-colonization by wild populations which are increasingly reported. However, the infection rate and the genetic characterization of the Trypanosoma cruzi...