Abstract
Immunoelectrophoretically, T. vespertilionis showed five of seven antigenic fractions found with T. cruzi antigen, indicating a close similarity between these two species. An antigen made of L. braziliensis promastigotes did not give any precipitation band against T. cruzi antiserum.References
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