Microevolution of Trypanosoma cruzi reveals hybridization and clonal mechanisms driving rapid genome diversification

Microevolution of Trypanosoma cruzi reveals hybridization and clonal mechanisms driving rapid genome diversification

Protozoa and fungi are known to have extraordinarily diverse mechanisms of genetic exchange. However, the presence and epidemiological relevance of genetic exchange in Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas disease, has been controversial and debated for many years. Field studies have identified bot...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Machado Matos, Michael D Lewis, Carlos Talavera-López, Matthew Yeo, Edmundo C Grisard, Louisa A Messenger, Michael A Miles, Björn Andersson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2022-05-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
Trypanosoma cruzi
genetic exchange
hybrid formation
comparative genomics
microevolution
recombination
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/75237

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