Stage-Specific Class I Nucleases of Leishmania Play Important Roles in Parasite Infection and Survival

Protozoans of the genus Leishmania are the causative agents of an important neglected tropical disease referred to as leishmaniasis. During their lifecycle, the parasites can colonize the alimentary tract of the sand fly vector and the parasitophorous vacuole of the mammalian host, differentiating i...

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Main Authors: Anita Leocadio Freitas-Mesquita, José Roberto Meyer-Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.769933/full