| thrichomys laurentius (rodentia; echimyidae) as a putative reservoir of leishmania infantum and l. braziliensis: patterns of experimental infection. | the importance of the genus thrichomys in the retention of infection and transmission of leishmania species is supported by previous studies that describe an ancient interaction between caviomorphs and trypanosomatids and report the natural infection of thrichomys spp. moreover, these rodents are widely dispersed in brazil and recognized as important hosts of other tripanosomatids. our main purpose was to evaluate the putative role of thrichomys laurentius in the retention of infection and ampli ... | 2010 | 20126407 |