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The population genetics of Trypanosoma brucei and the origin of human infectivity.

The African trypanosome, Trypanosoma brucei, is a zoonotic parasite transmitted by tsetse flies. Two of the three subspecies, T. brucei gambiense and T.b. rhodesiense, cause sleeping sickness in humans whereas the third subspecies, T.b. brucei, is not infective to humans. We propose that the key to...

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Main Authors: MacLeod, A, Tait, A, Turner, C M
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2001
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1088498/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11516381
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2001.0892
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