Kinetoplastid Species Maintained by a Small Mammal Community in the Pantanal Biome

Filipe Martins Santos1, Nayara Yoshie Sano2, Sany Caroline Liberal1,3

  • 1Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais e Sustentabilidade Agropecuária, Universidade Católica Dom Bosco (UCDB), Campo Grande 79117-010, Brazil.

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