Antigenic variation and stumpy development in \(Trypanosoma\) \(brucei\)

The eukaryotic parasite Trypanosoma brucei has evolved sophisticated strategies to persist within its mammalian host. Trypanosomes evade the hosts' immune system by antigenic variation of their surface coat, consisting of variant surface glycoproteins (VSGs). Out of a repertoire of thousands of...

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Main Author: Zimmermann, Henriette
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/14690
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-146902
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-146902
https://opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de/files/14690/Zimmermann_Henriette_antigenic_variation_and_stumpy_development.pdf