Flagellar Motility of Trypanosoma cruzi Epimastigotes

The hemoflagellate Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of American trypanosomiasis. Despite the importance of motility in the parasite life cycle, little is known about T. cruzi motility, and there is no quantitative description of its flagellar beating. Using video microscopy and quantitative...

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Main Authors: G. Ballesteros-Rodea, M. Santillán, S. Martínez-Calvillo, R. Manning-Cela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/520380