Trypanosoma cruzi surface mucins are involved in the attachment to the Triatoma infestans rectal ampoule.

Trypanosoma cruzi surface mucins are involved in the attachment to the Triatoma infestans rectal ampoule.

<h4>Background</h4>Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas disease, is a protozoan parasite transmitted to humans by blood-sucking triatomine vectors. However, and despite its utmost biological and epidemiological relevance, T. cruzi development inside the digestive tract of the insect re...

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Main Authors: María de Los Milagros Cámara, Virginia Balouz, Camila Centeno Cameán, Carmen R Cori, Gustavo A Kashiwagi, Santiago A Gil, Natalia Paula Macchiaverna, Marta Victoria Cardinal, Francisco Guaimas, Maite Mabel Lobo, Rosa M de Lederkremer, Carola Gallo-Rodriguez, Carlos A Buscaglia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-05-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007418

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007418

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