A Targeted Mass Spectrometric Analysis Reveals the Presence of a Reduced but Dynamic Sphingolipid Metabolic Pathway in an Ancient Protozoan, Giardia lamblia

Giardia lamblia, a single-celled eukaryote, colonizes and thrives in the small intestine of humans. Because of its compact and reduced genome, Giardia has adapted a “minimalistic” life style, as it becomes dependent on available resources of the small intestine. Because Giardia expresses fewer sphin...

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Main Authors: Trevor T. Duarte, Cameron C. Ellis, Brian I. Grajeda, Atasi De Chatterjee, Igor C. Almeida, Siddhartha Das
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00245/full