A new consensus for Trypanosoma cruzi intraspecific nomenclature: second revision meeting recommends TcI to TcVI.

Zingales, B; Andrade, S; Briones, M; Campbell, D; Chiari, E; Fernandes, O; Guhl, F; Lages-Silva, E; Macedo, A; Machado, C; +6 more...Miles, M

; Romanha, A; Sturm, N; Tibayrenc, M; Schijman, A; Second Satellite Meeting and (2009) A new consensus for Trypanosoma cruzi intraspecific nomenclature: second revision meeting recommends TcI to TcVI. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 104 (7). pp. 1051-1054. ISSN 0074-0276 DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762009000700021

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In an effort to unify the nomenclature of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, an updated system was agreed upon at the Second Satellite Meeting. A consensus was reached that T. cruzi strains should be referred to by six discrete typing units (T. cruzi I-VI). The goal of a unified nomenclature is to improve communication within the scientific community involved in T. cruzi research. The justification and implications will be presented in a subsequent detailed report.

Item Type	Article
Keywords	Chagas disease, Trypanosoma cruzi strains, taxonomy, discrete typing, units, chagas-disease, ribosomal-rna, isoenzyme patterns, parasitic protozoa, strains, identification, dna, epidemiology, genetics, regions
ISI	272928800021
Date Deposited	17 Oct 2011 14:49