Rapid advances in nanopore technologies for sequencing single long DNA and RNA
molecules have led to substantial improvements in accuracy, read length and throughput …

Genomes represent the starting point of genetic studies. Since the discovery of DNA
structure, scientists have devoted great efforts to determine their sequence in an exact way …

Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas disease (ChD), exhibits remarkable biological and
genetic diversity, along with eco-epidemiological complexity. In order to facilitate …

The protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi almost invariably establishes life-long infections in
humans and other mammals, despite the development of potent host immune responses …

Animal microbiomes are occasionally considered as an extension of host anatomy,
physiology, and even their genomic architecture. Their compositions encompass variable …

Chagas disease caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi affects millions of people.
Although its first genome dates from 2005, its complexity hindered a complete assembly and …

Cryptosporidiosis is a leading cause of waterborne diarrheal disease globally and an
important contributor to mortality in infants and the immunosuppressed. Despite its …

Chagas disease is an important vector-borne neglected tropical disease that causes great
health and economic losses. The etiological agent, Trypanosoma cruzi, is a protozoan …

Infectious diseases are an enormous public health burden and a growing threat to human
health worldwide. Emerging or classic recurrent pathogens, or pathogens with resistant …

Toxoplasma gondii is a useful model for intracellular parasitism given its ease of culture in
the laboratory and genomic resources. However, as for many other eukaryotes, the T. gondii …