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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int Rev Cell Mol Biol. 2013;305:10.1016/B978-0-12-407695-2.00002-0. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-407695-2.00002-0

Figure 5. Life cycle of T. cruzi.

Figure 5

Two main forms are present in the insect vector: epimastigotes and metacyclic trypomastigotes; and two main forms in the vertebrate host: intracellular amastigotes and bloodstream trypomastigotes.