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Species-Specific Adaptations of Trypanosome Morphology and Motility to the Mammalian Host

African trypanosomes thrive in the bloodstream and tissue spaces of a wide range of mammalian hosts. Infections of cattle cause an enormous socio-economic burden in sub-Saharan Africa. A hallmark of the trypanosome lifestyle is the flagellate’s incessant motion. This work details the cell motility b...

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Autores principales: Bargul, Joel L., Jung, Jamin, McOdimba, Francis A., Omogo, Collins O., Adung’a, Vincent O., Krüger, Timothy, Masiga, Daniel K., Engstler, Markus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4752354/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26871910
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005448