Cathepsin-L can resist lysis by human serum in Trypanosoma brucei brucei.
Closely related African trypanosomes cause lethal diseases but display distinct host ranges. Specifically, Trypanosoma brucei brucei causes nagana in livestock but fails to infect humans, while Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense cause sleeping sickness in humans. T. b. b...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-05-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4022737?pdf=render |