Cross-talk between Leishmania and its mammalian host-cell: insights from Chemical genetics and antimony-resistant field Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania are the causative agents of a wide variety of diseases that range from self-healing cutaneous or mucocutaneous lesions to a visceral form of the disease in which parasites disseminate to internal organs. This diversity is due to heterogeneity both among Leishmania species and the host immune response. Leishmaniasis is one of the most significant neglected tropical diseases, with an ...