Trypanosomes Modify the Behavior of Their Insect Hosts: Effects on Locomotion and on the Expression of a Related Gene.

BACKGROUND:As a result of evolution, the biology of triatomines must have been significantly adapted to accommodate trypanosome infection in a complex network of vector-vertebrate-parasite interactions. Arthropod-borne parasites have probably developed mechanisms, largely still unknown, to exploit t...

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Main Authors: Newmar Pinto Marliére, José Manuel Latorre-Estivalis, Marcelo Gustavo Lorenzo, David Carrasco, Juliana Alves-Silva, Juliana de Oliveira Rodrigues, Luciana de Lima Ferreira, Luisa de Melo Lara, Carl Lowenberger, Alessandra Aparecida Guarneri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4546274?pdf=render