Remarkable genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli in two localities of southern Ecuador identified via deep sequencing of mini-exon gene amplicons
Jalil Maiguashca Sánchez, Salem Oduro Beffi Sueto, Philipp Schwabl, Mario J. Grijalva, Martin Stephen Llewellyn, Jaime Alfredo Costales
The paper uses deep sequencing of mini-exon gene amplicons to analyze genetic diversity and mixed infections of Trypanosoma cruzi and T. rangeli in southern Ecuador, revealing underestimated T. rangeli prevalence and new TcIV sequences.
Parasites & Vectors · May 14, 2020Peer-reviewedGenetics