Amplicon sequencing reveals complex infection in infants congenitally infected with Trypanosoma cruzi and informs the dynamics of parasite transmission
J. M. Hakim, A. Waltmann, F. Tinajeros, O. Kharabora, E. Malaga Machaca, M. Calderon, M. d. C. Menduina, J. Wang, D. Rueda, M. Zimic, M. Verastegui, J. J. Juliano, R. H. Gilman, M. R. Mugnier, N. M. Bowman, Chagas working group
The paper uses amplicon sequencing to analyze parasite strain diversity in mothers and infants infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, finding multiple strains in some individuals and increased diversity in infants post-birth.
bioRxiv · Nov 16, 2022Microbiology