Sympatry influence in the interaction of Trypanosoma cruzi with triatomine

CONCLUSIONS: Our working hypothesis was confirmed once higher infectivity and vector capacity (flag ellate production and elimination of infective metacyclic forms) were recorded in the groups that contained sympatric T. cruzi lineages and triatomine species.
Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research