Dramatic changes in gene expression in different forms of Crithidia fasciculata reveal potential mechanisms for insect-specific adhesion in kinetoplastid parasites.

• Main Authors: John N Filosa (Author), Corbett T Berry (Author), Gordon Ruthel (Author), Stephen M Beverley (Author), Wesley C Warren (Author), Chad Tomlinson (Author), Peter J Myler (Author), Elizabeth A Dudkin (Author), Megan L Povelones (Author), Michael Povelones (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Kinetoplastids are a group of parasites that includes several medically-important species. These human-infective species are transmitted by insect vectors in which the parasites undergo specific developmental transformations. For each species, this includes a stage in which parasites adhere to insec...