IDENTIFICATION OF AN INFECTIVE STAGE OF LEISHMANIA PROMASTIGOTES

被引:470
作者
SACKS, DL [1 ]
PERKINS, PV [1 ]
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[1] WALTER REED ARMY INST RES, DEPT ENTOMOL, WASHINGTON, DC 20012 USA
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10.1126/science.6701528
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Sequential development of Leishmania promastigotes from a nonnfective to an infective stage was demonstrated for promastigotes growing in culture and in the sandfly vector. The generation of an infective stage was growth cycle-dependent and restricted to nondividing organisms.
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