Antigen B from Echinococcus granulosus enters mammalian cells by endocytic pathways.

• Main Authors: Edileuza Danieli da Silva (Author), Martin Cancela (Author), Karina Mariante Monteiro (Author), Henrique Bunselmeyer Ferreira (Author), Arnaldo Zaha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cystic hydatid disease is a zoonosis caused by the larval stage (hydatid) of Echinococcus granulosus (Cestoda, Taeniidae). The hydatid develops in the viscera of intermediate host as a unilocular structure filled by the hydatid fluid, which contains parasitic excretory/secretory products. The lipopr...