Revisiting the Trypanosoma cruzi metacyclogenesis: morphological and ultrastructural analyses during cell differentiation

Silva Gonçalves, Camila; Rodrigues Ávila, Andréa; de Souza, Wanderley; Cristina M. Motta, María; Pereira Cavalcanti, Danielle

doi:10.1186/s13071-018-2664-4

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Revisiting the Trypanosoma cruzi metacyclogenesis: morphological and ultrastructural analyses during cell differentiation

Published in Parasites & Vectors • Feb 6, 2018

Authors:

Camila Silva Gonçalves

Andréa Rodrigues Ávila

Wanderley de Souza

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Trypanosoma cruzi uses several strategies to survive in different hosts. A key step in the life-cycle of this parasite is metacyclogenesis, which involves various morphological, biochemical, and genetic changes that induce the differentiation of non-pathogenic epimastigotes into pathogen...

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Trypanosoma cruzi

Biology

Ultrastructure

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