Publications

morphological and molecular characterization and phylogenetic relationships of a new species of trypanosome in tapirus terrestris (lowland tapir), trypanosoma terrestris sp. nov., from atlantic rainforest of southeastern brazi.

the lowland tapir (tapirus terrestris) is the largest brazilian mammal and despite being distributed in various brazilian biomes, it is seriously endangered in the atlantic rainforest. these hosts were never evaluated for the presence of trypanosoma parasites.