Article
Growth-phase dependent substrate adhesion in Crithidia fasciculata.
The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Scolaro Eric J, Ames Ryan P, Brittingham Andrew
Abstract excerpt
Crithidia fasciculata is a trypanosomatid flagellate that parasitizes several species of mosquito. Within the alimentary tract of its host, C. fasciculata exists in two forms: one is a non-motile form, attached in clusters to the lining of the gut, the other a more elongated form swimming freely in the gut lumen. We have developed an in vitro culture system that reproduces the appearance of these two distinct...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Adhesion
- Crithidia fasciculata
- Culicidae
- Microscopy, Interference
- Phenotype
