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Human Leukocytes Kill Brugia malayi Microfilariae Independently of DNA-Based Extracellular Trap Release

BACKGROUND: Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori infect over 100 million people worldwide and are the causative agents of lymphatic filariasis. Some parasite carriers are amicrofilaremic whilst others facilitate mosquito-based disease transmission through blood-circulating microfila...

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Autores principales: McCoy, Ciaran J., Reaves, Barbara J., Giguère, Steeve, Coates, Ruby, Rada, Balázs, Wolstenholme, Adrian J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5234842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28045905
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005279