Impact of continuous axenic cultivation in Leishmania infantum virulence.

Experimental infections with visceral Leishmania spp. are frequently performed referring to stationary parasite cultures that are comprised of a mixture of metacyclic and non-metacyclic parasites often with little regard to time of culture and metacyclic purification. This may lead to misleading or...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Diana Moreira, Nuno Santarém, Inês Loureiro, Joana Tavares, Ana Marta Silva, Ana Marina Amorim, Ali Ouaissi, Anabela Cordeiro-da-Silva, Ricardo Silvestre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3265455?pdf=render