A non-pathogenic human parasite in Latin America. Trypanosoma rangeli Choachi

Trypanosoma rangeli. Trypanosoma rangeli is a parasite frequently infecting humans in Latin-American countries. Although this species is non-pathogenic in the vertebrate host, its biological and epidemiological characteristics are studied within the context of the biology and epidemiology of T. cruzi, the causative agent for Chagas disease. Trypanosoma rangeli Choachi. This strain is being sequenced for comparative genome analysis.