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SUBMITTER: Llewellyn MS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3084450 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Llewellyn Martin S MS Rivett-Carnac John B JB Fitzpatrick Sinead S Lewis Michael D MD Yeo Matthew M Gaunt Michael W MW Miles Michael A MA
International journal for parasitology 20110111 6
Trypanosoma cruzi is an evolutionarily ancient parasitic protozoan endemic to the Americas. Multiple genetic and phenotypic markers indicate that this parasite is highly diverse, with several divergent and discrete major genotypes reported. Infection multiclonality has been observed among numerous metazoan and unicellular endoparasitic species. However, few studies report the complexity of mixed infections within an individual host in any detail or consider their ecological and biological implic ...[more]