Congenital Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), has become
epidemiologically relevant. The probability of congenital transmission depends on the …

BACKGROUND Trypanosoma cruzi circulates in sylvatic habitats, mainly through blood-
feeding triatomines, although other routes also contribute to its dispersion. Sexual …

Background The development of techniques that allow the imaging of animals infected with
parasites expressing luciferase opens up new possibilities for following the fate of parasites …

The clonal evolution of Trypanosoma cruzi sustains scientifically the hypothesis of
association between parasite's genetic, biological behavior and possibly the clinical aspects …

Trypanosoma cruzi, a zoonotic kinetoplastid protozoan parasite, is the causative agent of
American trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease). Having a very plastic, repetitive and complex …

Infection with the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas disease, is
characterised by a variable clinical course–from symptomless cases to severe chronic …

Trypanosoma cruzi exhibits remarkable genetic heterogeneity. This is evident at the
nucleotide level but also structurally, in the form of karyotypic variation and DNA content …

Background Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas disease, is currently divided
into six discrete typing units (DTUs), named TcI–TcVI. CL Brener, the reference strain of the …

Chagas' disease is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi and it has a variable
clinical outcome. The basis for this variability relies in part on the complexity of the parasite …

Protozoa and fungi are known to have extraordinarily diverse mechanisms of genetic
exchange. However, the presence and epidemiological relevance of genetic exchange in …