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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Main Authors: Davod Alizadehrad, Timothy Krüger, Markus Engstler, Holger Stark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4288712?pdf=render