Leishmania tarentolae molecular signatures in a 300 hundred-years-old human Brazilian mummy

Abstract Background L. tarentolae, the lizard-infecting species of Old World geckos, has been classified as non-pathogenic to man. While it has been demonstrated that L. tarentolae is capable of infecting human phagocytic cells and to differentiate into amastigote-like forms, there is no clear evide...

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Main Authors: Shênia PC Novo, Daniela Leles, Raffaella Bianucci, Adauto Araujo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-02-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0666-z