Tibayrenc Michel auteur aut IRD Ayala F. J. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access The clonal theory of parasitic protozoa has been recently challenged by researchers stating that recombination in Kinetoplastida is much more frequent than previously believed, or that selfing and homogamy should be distinguished from 'strict' clonality. These researchers and many others show that the concept of clonality proposed by us is not correctly understood. A recapitulation of the clonal theory will thus be addressed herein. Comparisons with various other pathogens evidence general features among them and enhance our understanding of Trypanosome and Leishmania population genetics. The relevance is considerable not only for our knowledge of the basic biology of these organisms but also for applied research: molecular epidemiology (strain-typing), clinical research, vaccine and drug design, and experimental evolution. specialized Kinetoplastida clonality population genetics molecular epidemiology linkage disequilibrium preponderant clonal evolution selfing homogamy 052 29 6 264-269 2013 1471-4922 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060422 10.1016/j.pt.2013.03.007 1471-4922 [F B010060422] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060422 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2013/07/010060422.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2013-07-29 2017-08-23 fdi:010060422 fre