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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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4b305acc8f064921b66238a36c6173f82021-12-02T17:33:11ZMeiotic sex in Chagas disease parasite Trypanosoma cruzi10.1038/s41467-019-11771-z2041-1723https://doaj.org/article/4b305acc8f064921b66238a36c6173f82019-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11771-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Here, 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.Philipp SchwablHideo ImamuraFrederik Van den BroeckJaime A. CostalesJalil Maiguashca-SánchezMichael A. MilesBjorn AnderssonMario J. GrijalvaMartin S. LlewellynNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2019)
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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
Meiotic sex in Chagas disease parasite Trypanosoma cruzi
description 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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author 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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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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title Meiotic sex in Chagas disease parasite Trypanosoma cruzi
title_short Meiotic sex in Chagas disease parasite Trypanosoma cruzi
title_full Meiotic sex in Chagas disease parasite Trypanosoma cruzi
title_fullStr Meiotic sex in Chagas disease parasite Trypanosoma cruzi
title_full_unstemmed Meiotic sex in Chagas disease parasite Trypanosoma cruzi
title_sort meiotic sex in chagas disease parasite trypanosoma cruzi
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2019
url https://doaj.org/article/4b305acc8f064921b66238a36c6173f8
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