Molecular and biological characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi strains isolated from children from Jequitinhonha Valley, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Introduction The biological diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi strains plays an important role in the clinical and epidemiological features of Chagas disease. Methods Eight T. cruzi strains isolated from children living in a Chagas disease vector-controlled area of Jequitinhonha Valley, State of Minas...

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Main Authors: Jaquelline Carla Valamiel de Oliveira e Silva, Girley Francisco Machado de Assis, Maykon Tavares de Oliveira, Helder Magno Silva Valadares, Italo Faria do Valle, Nivia Carolina Nogueira de Paiva, Helen Rodrigues Martins, Marta de Lana
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013-07-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000400433&lng=en&tlng=en