| Title |
Wild Trypanosoma cruzi I genetic diversity in Brazil suggests admixture and disturbance in parasite populations from the Atlantic Forest region
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, June 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1756-3305-7-263 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Valdirene S Lima, Ana M Jansen, Louisa A Messenger, Michael A Miles, Martin S Llewellyn |
| Abstract |
Trypanosoma cruzi (Kinetoplastida, Trypanosomatidae) infection is an ancient and widespread zoonosis distributed throughout the Americas. Ecologically, Brazil comprises several distinct biomes: Amazonia, Cerrado, Caatinga, Pantanal and the Atlantic Forest. Sylvatic T. cruzi transmission is known to occur throughout these biomes, with multiple hosts and vectors involved. Parasite species-level genetic diversity can be a useful marker for ecosystem health. Our aims were to: investigate sylvatic T. cruzi genetic diversity across different biomes, detect instances of genetic exchange, and explore the possible impact of ecological disturbance on parasite diversity at an intra-species level. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Scientists | 2 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 69 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 23% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 10% |
| Professor | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 9 | 13% |
| Unknown | 16 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 35 | 49% |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 7% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 19 | 27% |
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