The protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, its mammalian reservoirs, and vectors have existed in
nature for millions of years. The human infection, named Chagas disease, is a major public …

One of the most significant health problems in the American continent in terms of human
health, and socioeconomic impact is Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite …

Phylogeography is a discipline concerned with various relationships between gene
genealogies—phylogenetics—and geography. The word “phylogeography” was coined in …

The optimal water transport system in plants should maximize hydraulic conductance (which
is proportional to photosynthesis,,,,) for a given investment in transport tissue. To investigate …

Over the last 30 years, concomitant with successful transnational disease control programs
across Latin America, Chagas disease has expanded from a neglected, endemic parasitic …

Unicellular flagellates of the family Trypanosomatidae are obligatory parasites of
invertebrates, vertebrates and plants. Dixenous species are aetiological agents of a number …

The kinetoplastid Protozoa are responsible for devastating diseases. In the Americas,
Trypanosoma cruzi is the agent of Chagas' disease—a widespread disease transmissible …

Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, has a variable clinical
course, ranging from symptomless infection to severe chronic disease with cardiovascular or …

Acquisition of detailed knowledge of the structure and evolution of Trypanosoma cruzi
populations is essential for control of Chagas disease. We profiled 75 strains of the parasite …

Simple phylogenetic tests were applied to a large data set of nucleotide sequences from two
nuclear genes and a region of the mitochondrial genome of Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of …