The evolution of Trypanosoma cruzi: The 'bat seeding' hypothesis

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 136-141

  Hamilton, Patrick B ^a   Teixeira, Marta M G ^b   Stevens, Jamie R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bat trypanosomes; Biogeography; Chagas disease; Genetic diversity; Gondwana; Kinetoplastid; Parasite evolution; Trypanosoma cruzi cruzi

Indexed keywords

BAT; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLADISTICS; EVOLUTION; HYPOTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITISM; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMA GRAYI; TRYPANOSOMA MEGA; TRYPANOSOMA VARANI; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHIROPTERA; GENETIC VARIATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; PHYLOGENY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

KINETOPLASTIDA; MAMMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI CRUZI;

EID: 84859006932     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: 14715007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2012.01.006     Document Type: Review

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