Unveiling the intracellular survival gene kit of trypanosomatid parasites.

Trypanosomatids are unicellular protozoans of medical and economical relevance since they are the etiologic agents of infectious diseases in humans as well as livestock. Whereas Trypanosoma cruzi and different species of Leishmania are obligate intracellular parasites, Trypanosoma brucei and other t...

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Main Authors: Daniella Castanheira Bartholomeu, Rita Marcia Cardoso de Paiva, Tiago A O Mendes, Wanderson D DaRocha, Santuza M R Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-12-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004399