Article
Selective pressure can influence the resistance of Trypanosoma congolense to normal human serum.
Experimental parasitology - 1 Oct 2002
Xong Hoang Van, De Baetselier Patrick, Pays Etienne, Magez Stefan
Abstract excerpt
Resistance and sensitivity to normal human serum (NHS) of Trypanosoma congolense, a parasite believed to cause disease in animals only, were investigated in vivo as well as in vitro. Our results indicate that like Trypanosoma brucei, T. congolense can be grouped into three different phenotypes according to its resistance to NHS. Some strains are completely resistant to NHS, like Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and...
Topics
- Animals
- Blood Physiological Phenomena
- Female
- Humans
- Mice
- Parasitemia
- Phenotype
- Serial Passage
- Trypanosoma congolense
- Trypanosomiasis, African