Experimental Verification of the Identity of Variant-Specific Surface Proteins in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Giardia lamblia</named-content> Trophozoites
ABSTRACT The cell membrane of a Giardia lamblia trophozoite is covered with a single species of variant-specific surface protein (VSP) that is replaced by another VSP every 6 to 13 generations of cell growth, possibly for an evasion of host immunity. Experimentally, only six VSP species have been ve...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2013-07-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00321-13 |