Onchocerca parasites and Wolbachia endosymbionts: evaluation of a spectrum of antibiotic types for activity against Onchocerca gutturosa in vitro

BACKGROUND: The filarial parasites of major importance in humans contain the symbiotic bacterium Wolbachia and recent studies have shown that targeting of these bacteria with antibiotics results in a reduction in worm viability, development, embryogenesis, and survival. Doxycycline has been effectiv...

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Autores principales: Townson, Simon, Tagboto, Senyo, McGarry, Helen F, Egerton, Gillian L, Taylor, Mark J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1471782/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16563157
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2883-5-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1471782/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16563157
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2883-5-4

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