Attachment of Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes to hydrophobic substrates and use of this property to separate stages and promote metacyclogenesis

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 548-555

  Kleffmann, Torsten ^a   Schmidt, Jürgen ^a   Schaub, Günter A ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Chromatography; Flagellum; Hydrocarbon; Plastic; Transformation

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DIETHYLAMINOETHYL SEPHACEL; HYDROCARBON; HYDROPHOBIC SUBSTRATE; METACYCLOGENESIS; PARASITISM; PATHOGENESIS; POLYSACCHARIDE; SERUM ALBUMIN; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0032171123     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1998.tb05115.x     Document Type: Article

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