The use of molecular tools to detect and type Leishmania species in humans, reservoirs or
sandflies has been pursued using different approaches. The polymerase chain reaction …

… Another interesting study focusing on the principle of constructive learning was conducted
by De Grave, Boshuizen and Schmidt,45 who investigated cognitive processes during …

Leptospira species colonize a significant proportion of rodent populations worldwide and
produce life-threatening infections in accidental hosts, including humans. Complete genome …

Although the recent Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic in the Americas and its link to birth defects
have attracted a great deal of attention 1 , 2 , much remains unknown about ZIKV disease …

Second-generation sequencing technologies have made large-scale sequencing projects
commonplace. However, making use of these datasets often requires gene function to be …

Chagas disease, a neglected illness, affects nearly 12-14 million people in endemic areas
of Latin America. Although the occurrence of acute cases sharply has declined due to …

… nucleotide sequence of 20 minirepeat regions as determined by Degrave et al. (fig. 4 in
ref. … W. Zolg for communication of unpublished results, Dr. George Holz for supplying …

DNA of Mycobacterium leprae, obtained by a highly efficient nucleic acid extraction
procedure, was used for standardisation of the amplification of an M. leprae-specific repetitive …

A panel of 114 blood samples from chronic chagasic patients and nonchagasic patients
was screened for Trypanosoma cruzi by xenodiagnostic, serologic, and polymerase chain …

Lymphocyte polyclonal activation is a generalized mechanism of immune evasion among
pathogens. In a mouse model of Trypanosoma cruzi infection (American trypanosomiasis), …