The revised Trypanosoma cruzi subspecific nomenclature: rationale, epidemiological relevance and research applications

B Zingales, MA Miles, DA Campbell… - Infection, genetics and …, 2012 - Elsevier
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 …

The evolution of Trypanosoma cruzi: the 'bat seeding'hypothesis

PB Hamilton, MMG Teixeira, JR Stevens - Trends in parasitology, 2012 - cell.com
Recent discussions on the evolution of Trypanosoma cruzi have been dominated by the
southern super-continent hypothesis, whereby T. cruzi and related parasites evolved in …

Genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi in bats, and multilocus phylogenetic and phylogeographical analyses supporting Tcbat as an independent DTU (discrete …

L Lima, O Espinosa-Álvarez, PA Ortiz, JA Trejo-Varón… - Acta tropica, 2015 - Elsevier
Trypanosoma cruzi is a complex of phenotypically and genetically diverse isolates
distributed in six discrete typing units (DTUs) designated as TcI–TcVI. Five years ago, T …

A new genotype of Trypanosoma cruzi associated with bats evidenced by phylogenetic analyses using SSU rDNA, cytochrome b and Histone H2B genes and …

A Marcili, L Lima, M Cavazzana, ACV Junqueira… - Parasitology, 2009 - cambridge.org
We characterized 15 Trypanosoma cruzi isolates from bats captured in the Amazon, Central
and Southeast Brazilian regions. Phylogenetic relationships among T. cruzi lineages using …

A role for host–parasite interactions in the horizontal transfer of transposons across phyla

C Gilbert, S Schaack, JK Pace II, PJ Brindley… - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
Horizontal transfer (HT), or the passage of genetic material between non-mating species, is
increasingly recognized as an important force in the evolution of eukaryotic genomes …

Comparative phylogeography of Trypanosoma cruzi TCIIc: new hosts, association with terrestrial ecotopes, and spatial clustering

A Marcili, L Lima, VC Valente, SA Valente… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2009 - Elsevier
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 …

Bat flies and their microparasites: current knowledge and distribution

T Szentiványi, P Christe, O Glaizot - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Bats are the second most diverse mammalian group, playing keystone roles in ecosystems
but also act as reservoir hosts for numerous pathogens. Due to their colonial habits which …

Evolutionary insights from bat trypanosomes: morphological, developmental and phylogenetic evidence of a new species, Trypanosoma (Schizotrypanum) erneyi sp …

L Lima, FM Da Silva, L Neves, M Attias, CSA Takata… - Protist, 2012 - Elsevier
Parasites of the genus Trypanosoma are common in bats and those of the subgenus
Schizotrypanum are restricted to bats throughout the world, with the exception of …

Triatomines: trypanosomatids, bacteria, and viruses potential vectors?

CB Vieira, YR Praça, KLS Bentes… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Triatominae bugs are the vectors of Chagas disease, a major concern to public health
especially in Latin America, where vector-borne Chagas disease has undergone …

Phylogeographical, ecological and biological patterns shown by nuclear (ssrRNA and gGAPDH) and mitochondrial (Cyt b) genes of trypanosomes of the subgenus …

M Cavazzana Jr, A Marcili, L Lima, FM da Silva… - International journal for …, 2010 - Elsevier
The genetic diversity and phylogeographical patterns of Trypanosoma species that infect
Brazilian bats were evaluated by examining 1043 bats from 63 species of seven families …