Simulating the complex cell design of Trypanosoma brucei and its motility.
The flagellate Trypanosoma brucei, which causes the sleeping sickness when infecting a mammalian host, goes through an intricate life cycle. It has a rather complex propulsion mechanism and swims in diverse microenvironments. These continuously exert selective pressure, to which the trypanosome adju...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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Series: | PLoS Computational Biology |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4288712?pdf=render |