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Surveying armadillo and bat trypanosomes by DNA metabarcoding with Oxford Nanopore Technologies sequencing: the importance of fine-tuning parameters to identify mixed infections
Christian Miguel Pinto, Manuel Calvopiña, Sofía Ocaña-Mayorga…·Pablo Jarrín–V
This study uses DNA metabarcoding to analyze Trypanosoma infections in armadillos and bats, finding that strict bioinformatic filtering reduces apparent coinfections, supporting competitive exclusion.