Effects of the disruption of the HSP70-II gene on the growth, morphology, and virulence of Leishmania infantum promastigotes

International Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 81-89

  Folgueira, Cristina ^a   Carrión, Javier ^a   Moreno, Javier ^b   Saugar, Jose M ^c   Cañavate, Carmen ^c   Requena, Jose M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gene deletion; Gene HSP70 II; Infectivity; Leishmania infantum; Phenotypic alterations

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PROKARYOTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 51149119515     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: 16181905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2436/20.1501.01.47     Document Type: Article

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