Abstract
Trypanosoma rangeli and Trypanosoma cruzi are protozoan parasites of the family Trypanosomatidae, order Kinetoplastida and genus Trypanosoma that infect humans. Unlike T. rangeli, T. cruzi is pathogenic for humans causing Chagas disease that affects more than 8 million people in Latin America, including the United States. The comparison between T. cruzi and T. rangeli could elucidate mech…