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Table 1 Summary of the Venezuelan T. evansi and T. equiperdum strains characterized in this study

From: Molecular characterization and classification of Trypanosoma spp. Venezuelan isolates based on microsatellite markers and kinetoplast maxicircle genes

Strain (host)

Microsatellite Genotyping and Coinertia analysis

Maxicircle genes

T. evansi

TeAp-Cedral05 (capybara)

Closely related to T. evansi references strains from South America (Brazil and Colombia) and Asia (China).

n.a.

TeAp-Cedral12 (capybara)

n.a.

TeAp-ElFrío01 (capybara)

n.a.

TeAp-Mantecal01 (horse)

n.a.

TeGu-Terecay03 (donkey)

n.a.

TeGu-Terecay01 (donkey)

n.a.

TeGu-Terecay323 (donkey)

n.a.

T. equiperdum

TeAp-N/D1 (horse)

Closely related to the T. equiperdum STIB841/ OVI strain

Positive for cytb, cox1, a6 and nd8

TeGu-N/D1 (horse)

Closely related to the T. equiperdum STIB841/OVI strain.

Positive for cytb, cox1, a6 and nd8

  1. na: not amplified by PCR. The nomenclature, natural hosts and molecular characteristics of the nine Venezuelan strains included in this study are presented. The geographical origin of the strains has been previously reported [52]