Table 1. Percentage cure induced by benznidazole after long-term treatment of mice infected with Cl Brener wild-type, TcRAD51^-/- or TcRAD51^ox cells.

T.cruzi samples infecting mice	Number of mice	Number of positive mice	Percentage cure
WT	14	1	92.6
TcRAD51+/-	14	2	85.7
TcRAD51over	12	6	50

*p < 0.05 vs. mice infected with wild-type parasites. Data were analyzed by Fisher’s exact test.