Stage-specific adhesion of Leishmania promastigotes to sand fly midguts assessed using an improved comparative binding assay.

• Hoofdauteurs: Raymond Wilson (Auteur), Michelle D Bates (Auteur), Anna Dostalova (Auteur), Lucie Jecna (Auteur), Rod J Dillon (Auteur), Petr Volf (Auteur), Paul A Bates (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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The binding of Leishmania promastigotes to the midgut epithelium is regarded as an essential part of the life-cycle in the sand fly vector, enabling the parasites to persist beyond the initial blood meal phase and establish the infection. However, the precise nature of the promastigote stage(s) that...