Ecto-nucleotidase activities of promastigotes from Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis relates to parasite infectivity and disease clinical outcome.

• Main Authors: Pauline M Leite (Author), Rodrigo S Gomes (Author), Amanda B Figueiredo (Author), Tiago D Serafim (Author), Wagner L Tafuri (Author), Carolina C de Souza (Author), Sandra A L Moura (Author), Juliana L R Fietto (Author), Maria N Melo (Author), Fátima Ribeiro-Dias (Author), Milton A P Oliveira (Author), Ana Rabello (Author), Luís C C Afonso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis has been associated with a broad range of clinical manifestations ranging from a simple cutaneous ulcer to destructive mucosal lesions. Factors leading to this diversity of clinical presentations are not clear, but parasite factors have lately been recog...