Quantitative proteomic analysis of amastigotes from Leishmania (L.) amazonensis LV79 and PH8 strains reveals molecular traits associated with the virulence phenotype.

• Principais autores: Eloiza de Rezende (Autor), Rebeca Kawahara (Autor), Mauricio S Peña (Autor), Giuseppe Palmisano (Autor), Beatriz S Stolf (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Leishmaniasis is an antropozoonosis caused by Leishmania parasites that affects around 12 million people in 98 different countries. The disease has different clinical forms, which depend mainly on the parasite genetics and on the immunologic status of the host. The promastigote form of the parasite...