Abstract
Trypanosoma brucei is a parasitic protozoan species capable to infecting insect vectors whose bite further produces African sleeping sickness inhuman beings [1]. During the parasite’s extracellular life in the mammalian host,its outer coat, mainly composed of Variable Surface Glycoproteins (VSGs) [2],undergoes enormous variation in its composition to avoid the host’s lytic immune response.
Original language | English |
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Publication date | 2016 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Event | Symposium for Biological and Life Science Students 2016 - Cambridge, United Kingdom Duration: 25 Nov 2016 → 25 Nov 2016 |
Conference
Conference | Symposium for Biological and Life Science Students 2016 |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Cambridge |
Period | 25/11/2016 → 25/11/2016 |