Phenotypic diversity and selection maintain Leishmania amazonensis infectivity in BALB/c mouse model

Leishmania are protozoan parasites that show remarkable diversity, as revealed by the various clinical forms of leishmaniasis, which can range from mild skin lesions to severe metastatic cutaneous/mucosal lesions. The exact nature and extent of Leishmania phenotypic diversity in establishing infecti...

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Main Authors: Benoît Espiau, Virginia Vilhena, Armelle Cuvillier, Aldina Barral, Gilles Merlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762017000100044&lng=en&tlng=en