Mechanisms Associated with <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> Host Target Cell Adhesion, Recognition and Internalization
Chagas disease is caused by the kinetoplastid parasite <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i>, which is mainly transmitted by hematophagous insect bites. The parasite’s lifecycle has an obligate intracellular phase (amastigotes), while metacyclic and bloodstream-trypomastigotes are its infective forms...
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MDPI AG
2021-06-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/6/534 |