Glycerol supports growth of the Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms in the absence of glucose: Analysis of metabolic adaptations on glycerol-rich conditions.
The bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma brucei (BSF), the parasite protist causing sleeping sickness, primarily proliferate in the blood of their mammalian hosts. The skin and adipose tissues were recently identified as additional major sites for parasite development. Glucose was the only carbon source...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-11-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6245841?pdf=render |