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.

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Autores principales: 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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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/4b305acc8f064921b66238a36c6173f8
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Sumario: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.