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A dysflagellar mutant of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis isolated from a cutaneous leishmaniasis patient.
Parasites & vectors - 11 Jan 2012
Zauli Rogéria C, Yokoyama-Yasunaka Jenicer Ku, Miguel Danilo C, Moura Alexandre S, Pereira Ledice Ia, da Silva Ildefonso A, Lemes Lucianna Gn, Dorta Miriam L, de Oliveira Milton Ap, Pitaluga André N, Ishikawa Edna Ay, Rodrigues Juliany Cf, Traub-Cseko Yara M, Bijovsky A Tania, Ribeiro-Dias Fátima, Uliana Silvia Rb
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BACKGROUND: Parasites of the Leishmania genus alternate between the flagellated extracellular promastigote stage and intracellular amastigotes. Here we report the characterization of a Leishmania isolate, obtained from a cutaneous leishmaniasis patient, which presents peculiar morphological features. METHODS: The parasite was cultured in vitro and characterized morphologically using optical and electron...
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