Lipophosphoglycan of the protozoan parasite Leishmania: Stage- and species-specific importance for colonization of the sandfly vector, transmission and virulence to mammals

Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 190, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 13-17

  Ilg, Thomas ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INST FÜR BIOLOGIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOCONJUGATE; LIPOPHOSPHOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; DISEASE CARRIER; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PSYCHODIDAE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0035165503     PISSN: 03008584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004300100071     Document Type: Article

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