Trypanosomes constitute a group of flagellate protozoan parasites responsible for a number
of important, yet neglected, diseases in both humans and livestock. The most significantly …

Background The factors influencing variation in the clinical forms of Chagas disease have
not been elucidated; however, it is likely that the genetics of both the host and the parasite …

Background Cysteine, a sulfur-containing amino acid, plays an important role in a variety of
cellular functions such as protein biosynthesis, methylation, and polyamine and glutathione …

Abstract Background American Trypanosomiasis or Chagas disease is caused by
Trypanosoma cruzi which currently infects approximately 16 million people in the Americas …

Trypanosoma rangeli is a protozoan parasite that infects mammals and triatomines, causing
different levels of pathogenicity in its invertebrate vectors, particularly those from the genus …

Two species of the genus Trypanosoma infective to humans have been extensively studied
at a cell and molecular level, but study of the third, Trypanosoma rangeli, remains in relative …

Background Human infection by the pork tapeworm Taenia solium affects more than 50
million people worldwide, particularly in underdeveloped and developing countries …

Sympatric distribution and sharing of hosts and antigens by Trypanosoma rangeli and
Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas' disease, often incur in misdiagnosis …

The phrase,“T. rangeli is pathogenic to its insect vector,” is commonly found in peer‐
reviewed publications on the matter, such that it has become the orthodox view of this …

Glycoconjugates play essential roles in cell recognition, infectivity and survival of protozoan
parasites within their insect vectors and mammalian hosts. β-galactofuranose is a …