Trypanosoma brucei gambiense adaptation to different mammalian sera is associated with VSG expression site plasticity.

Trypanosoma brucei gambiense infection is widely considered an anthroponosis, although it has also been found in wild and domestic animals. Thus, fauna could act as reservoir, constraining the elimination of the parasite in hypo-endemic foci. To better understand the possible maintenance of T. b. ga...

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Main Authors: Carlos Cordon-Obras, Jorge Cano, Dolores González-Pacanowska, Agustin Benito, Miguel Navarro, Jean-Mathieu Bart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24376866/?tool=EBI