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: Paula M. Nogueira, Agna C. Guimar ães, Rafael R. Assis, Jovana Sadlova, Jitka Myskova, Katerina Pruzinova, Jana Hlavackova, Salvatore J. Turco, Ana C. Torrecilhas, Petr Volf and Rodrigo P. Soares Tags: Research Source Type: research