Limited Plasmodium sporozoite gliding motility in the absence of TRAP family adhesins
Abstract Background Plasmodium sporozoites are the highly motile forms of malaria-causing parasites that are transmitted by the mosquito to the vertebrate host. Sporozoites need to enter and cross several cellular and tissue barriers for which they employ a set of surface proteins. Three of these pr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-10-01
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| Series: | Malaria Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03960-3 |