The surface coat of the mammal-dwelling infective trypomastigote stage of Trypanosoma cruzi is formed by highly diverse immunogenic mucins.

Buscaglia CA, Campo VA, Di Noia JM, Torrecilhas AC, De Marchi CR, Ferguson MA, Frasch AC, Almeida IC. The surface coat of the mammal-dwelling infective trypomastigote stage of Trypanosoma cruzi is formed by highly diverse immunogenic mucins. J Biol Chem. 2004 Apr 16; 279(16):15860-9.

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Animals
Antigens, Protozoan
Chagas Disease
Genetic Variation
Humans
Mucins
Trypanosoma cruzi
Virulence

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Igor C. Almeida

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