Host cell actin remodeling in response to Trypanosoma cruzi: trypomastigote versus amastigote entry.

Trypanosoma cruzi is the protozoan parasite that causes Chagas' disease, a highly prevalent vector-borne disease in Latin America. Chagas' disease is a major public health problem in endemic regions with an estimated 18 million people are infected with T. cruzi and another 100 million at risk (http://www.

Mammalian cell invasion and intracellular trafficking by Trypanosoma cruzi infective forms.

Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease, occurs as different strains or isolates that may be grouped in two major phylogenetic lineages: T. cruzi I, associated with the sylvatic cycle and T. cruzi II, linked to the human disease.