The complexity of the sylvatic cycle of Trypanosoma cruzi in Rio de Janeiro state (Brazil) revealed by the non-transcribed spacer of the mini-exon gene

O Fernandes, RH Mangia, CV Lisboa, AP Pinho… - Parasitology, 1999 - cambridge.org
American trypanosamiasis occurs in nature as a sylvatic cycle, where Trypanosoma cruzi
interacts with wild triatomines and mammalian reservoirs, such as marsupials, rodents …

Molecular epidemiology of American trypanosomiasis in Brazil based on dimorphisms of rRNA and mini-exon gene sequences

B Zingales, RP Souto, RH Mangia, CV Lisboa… - International Journal for …, 1998 - Elsevier
American trypanosomiasis is transmitted in nature via a sylvatic cycle, where Trypanosoma
cruzi interacts with wild triatomines and mammalian reservoirs, or via a domestic cycle …

The multiple and complex and changeable scenarios of the Trypanosoma cruzi transmission cycle in the sylvatic environment

AM Jansen, SCC Xavier, ALR Roque - Acta tropica, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, we report and discuss the results generated from over 20 years of studies of the
Trypanosoma cruzi sylvatic transmission cycle. Our results have uncovered new aspects …

The sylvatic cycle of Trypanosoma cruzi: a still unsolved puzzle

AM Jansen, APS Pinho, CV Lisboa… - Memórias do Instituto …, 1999 - SciELO Brasil
Despite its clonal structure (Miles & Cibulskis 1986, Tibayrenc & Ayala 1986)
Trypanosomacruzi presents an extreme variability and the seminal studies described the …

Populational heterogeneity of Brazilian Trypanosoma cruzi isolates revealed by the mini-exon and ribosomal spacers

O Fernandes, SS Santos, ACV Junqueira… - Memórias do Instituto …, 1999 - SciELO Brasil
Chagas disease in humans, a result of infection by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, shows
considerable diversity in clinical manifestations and chronic pathology of cardiac or …

Distinct patterns of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in Leontopithecus rosalia in distinct Atlantic coastal rainforest fragments in Rio de Janeiro–Brazil

CV Lisboa, RH Mangia, NRC De Lima, A Martins… - Parasitology, 2004 - cambridge.org
Previous studies on infection of Trypanosoma cruzi in the Poço das Antas Biological
Reserve population of wild free-ranging Leontopithecus rosalia have shown the presence of …

Mapping of the distribution of Trypanosoma cruzi infection among small wild mammals in a conservation unit and its surroundings (Northeast-Brazil)

SCC Xavier, VC Vaz, PS D'Andrea, L Herrera… - Parasitology …, 2007 - Elsevier
Maps are a useful tool that permits correlation of landscapes with hotspots of parasite
transmission. Here, they were used as a tool for geovisualization to evaluate variables …

Brazilian isolates of Trypanosoma cruzi from humans and triatomines classified into two lineages using mini-exon and ribosomal RNA sequences

O Fernandes, RP Souto, JA Castro… - Volume 58, Número …, 1998 - repositorio.inpa.gov.br
Traditional molecular and biochemical methods, such as schizodeme analysis, karyotyping,
DNA fingerprinting, and enzyme electrophoretic profiles, have shown a large variability …

[HTML][HTML] Trypanosoma cruzi I–III in southern Brazil causing individual and mixed infections in humans, sylvatic reservoirs and triatomines

NG Abolis, SM De Araujo, MJ de Ornelas Toledo… - Acta tropica, 2011 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to characterise Discrete Typing Units (DTUs) of 28 isolates of
Trypanosoma cruzi from humans (15), triatomines (9), and opossums (4) in the state of …

Genetic polymorphism in Trypanosoma cruzi I isolated from Brazilian Northeast triatomines revealed by low-stringency single specific primer–polymerase chain …

CMM Brito, MM Lima, O Sarquis, MQ Pires… - Parasitology …, 2008 - Springer
Different molecular markers have been employed for typing Trypanosoma cruzi strains from
endemic areas of Chagas disease. The low-stringency single specific primer–polymerase …