Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
January 2014
Introduction: The biological diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi strains plays an important role in the clinical and epidemiological features of Chagas disease.
Methods: Eight T. cruzi strains isolated from children living in a Chagas disease vector-controlled area of Jequitinhonha Valley, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, were genetically and biologically characterized.