Lipophosphoglycan polymorphisms do not affect Leishmania amazonensis development in the permissive vectors Lutzomyia migonei and Lutzomyia longipalpis

Lipophosphoglycan (LPG) is a dominant surface molecule of Leishmania promastigotes. Its species-specific polymorphisms are found mainly in the sugars that branch off the conserved Gal( β1,4)Man(α1)-PO4 backbone of...
Source: Parasites and Vectors - Category: Microbiology Authors: Tags: Research Source Type: research