Dealing with environmental challenges: mechanisms of adaptation in Trypanosoma cruzi.

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Published in Res Microbiol on February 06, 2014

Authors

Veronica Jimenez1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, California State University Fullerton, 800 N State College Blvd, McCarthy Hall 307, 92831 Fullerton, CA, USA. Electronic address: vjimenezortiz@fullerton.edu.

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