Differential infectivity by the oral route of Trypanosoma cruzi lineages derived from Y strain.

• Published in: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Cristian Cortez, Rafael M Martins, Renan M Alves, Richard C Silva, Luciana C Bilches, Silene Macedo, Vanessa D Atayde, Silvia Y Kawashita, Marcelo R S Briones, Nobuko Yoshida
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; The ''Y''
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001804; https://doaj.org/article/1007e355be034cc8abd44cb4df6e270f

BACKGROUND: Diversity of T. cruzi strains is a central problem in Chagas disease research because of its correlation with the wide range of clinical manifestations and the biogeographical parasite distribution. The role played by parasite microdiversity in Chagas disease epidemiology is still debata...