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Increased metacyclogenesis of antimony-resistant <i>Leishmania donovani</i> clinical lines
8 Aug 2011
Abstract excerpt
Mathematical models predict that the future of epidemics of drug-resistant pathogens depends in part on the competitive fitness of drug-resistant strains. Considering metacyclogenesis (differentiation process essential for infectivity) as a major contributor to the fitness of Leishmania donovani, we tested its relationship with pentavalent antimony (SbV) resistance in clinical lines. Different methods for the...
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