Meiotic sex in Chagas disease parasite Trypanosoma cruzi
Here, Llewellyn and colleagues present evidence of meiotic sex in Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease. These findings have implications for the epidemiology of the disease in endemic regions and challenge existing ideas that the parasites are strictly clonal.
Main Authors: | Philipp Schwabl, Hideo Imamura, Frederik Van den Broeck, Jaime A. Costales, Jalil Maiguashca-Sánchez, Michael A. Miles, Bjorn Andersson, Mario J. Grijalva, Martin S. Llewellyn |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2019-09-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11771-z |
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