Genetically different isolates of Trypanosoma cruzi elicit different infection dynamics in raccoons (Procyon lotor) and Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana)

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 39, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1603-1610

  Roellig, Dawn M ^a   Ellis, Angela E ^a   Yabsley, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental infection; Opossum; Raccoon; Trypanosoma cruzi; Trypanosome; United States

Indexed keywords

DEFINITIVE HOST; GENETIC ISOLATION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INFECTIVITY; MARSUPIAL; PARASITE; PATHOGEN; SMALL MAMMAL; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; OPOSSUM; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; RACCOON; SEROCONVERSION; SPECIES COMPARISON; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; DIDELPHIS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MALE; PARASITEMIA; RACCOONS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 70349762462     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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