Between a bug and a hard place: Trypanosoma cruzi genetic diversity and the clinical outcomes of Chagas disease
LA Messenger, MA Miles, C Bern - Expert review of anti-infective …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Over the last 30 years, concomitant with successful transnational disease control programs
across Latin America, Chagas disease has expanded from a neglected, endemic parasitic …
across Latin America, Chagas disease has expanded from a neglected, endemic parasitic …
Alternative lifestyles: the population structure of Trypanosoma cruzi
NR Sturm, DA Campbell - Acta tropica, 2010 - Elsevier
The genetic palette from which the spectrum of variability in Trypanosoma cruzi has been
drawn is astonishingly limited. In this review we address the roots of this unusual pedigree …
drawn is astonishingly limited. In this review we address the roots of this unusual pedigree …
A new genotype of Trypanosoma cruzi associated with bats evidenced by phylogenetic analyses using SSU rDNA, cytochrome b and Histone H2B genes and …
We characterized 15 Trypanosoma cruzi isolates from bats captured in the Amazon, Central
and Southeast Brazilian regions. Phylogenetic relationships among T. cruzi lineages using …
and Southeast Brazilian regions. Phylogenetic relationships among T. cruzi lineages using …
Trypanosoma cruzi in Brazilian Amazonia: Lineages TCI and TCIIa in wild primates, Rhodnius spp. and in humans with Chagas disease associated with oral …
A Marcili, VC Valente, SA Valente… - International journal for …, 2009 - Elsevier
In this study, we provide phylogenetic and biogeographic evidence that the Trypanosoma
cruzi lineages T. cruzi I (TCI) and T. cruzi IIa (TCIIa) circulate amongst non-human primates …
cruzi lineages T. cruzi I (TCI) and T. cruzi IIa (TCIIa) circulate amongst non-human primates …
Comparative phylogeography of Trypanosoma cruzi TCIIc: new hosts, association with terrestrial ecotopes, and spatial clustering
We characterized 28 new isolates of Trypanosoma cruzi IIc (TCIIc) of mammals and
triatomines from Northern to Southern Brazil, confirming the widespread distribution of this …
triatomines from Northern to Southern Brazil, confirming the widespread distribution of this …
[HTML][HTML] Geographical, landscape and host associations of Trypanosoma cruzi DTUs and lineages
A Izeta-Alberdi, CN Ibarra-Cerdeña, DA Moo-Llanes… - Parasites & …, 2016 - Springer
Background The evolutionary history and ecological associations of Trypanosoma cruzi, the
need to identify genetic markers that can distinguish parasite subpopulations, and …
need to identify genetic markers that can distinguish parasite subpopulations, and …
Reconsideration of the seven discrete typing units within the species Trypanosoma cruzi, a new proposal of three reliable mitochondrial clades
C Barnabé, HI Mobarec, MR Jurado, JA Cortez… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2016 - Elsevier
It is generally acknowledged that Trypanosoma cruzi, responsible for Chagas disease, is
structured into six or seven distinct discrete typing units (DTUs), and termed TcI through TcVI …
structured into six or seven distinct discrete typing units (DTUs), and termed TcI through TcVI …
Benefits of ascorbic acid in association with low-dose benznidazole in treatment of Chagas disease
MV Providello, ZA Carneiro, GB Portapilla… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
The acute phase of Chagas disease (CD) is characterized by high parasitic proliferation and
intense inflammation, exacerbating the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and …
intense inflammation, exacerbating the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and …
[HTML][HTML] Vector competence and feeding-excretion behavior of Triatoma rubrovaria (Blanchard, 1843) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) infected with Trypanosoma cruzi TcVI
T Verly, S Costa, N Lima, J Mallet… - PLoS Neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Several studies addressed changes on the insect vector behavior due to
parasite infection, but little is known for triatomine bugs, vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the …
parasite infection, but little is known for triatomine bugs, vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the …
Identification of novel mammalian hosts and Brazilian biome geographic distribution of Trypanosoma cruzi TcIII and TcIV
JHS Barros, SCC Xavier, D Bilac, VS Lima, MA Dario… - Acta Tropica, 2017 - Elsevier
Trypanosoma cruzi is a parasitic protozoan responsible for Chagas disease. Seven different
Discrete Typing Units (DTUs) of T. cruzi are currently identified in nature: TcI− TcVI, and …
Discrete Typing Units (DTUs) of T. cruzi are currently identified in nature: TcI− TcVI, and …