Unexpected plasticity in the life cycle of Trypanosoma brucei
S. Schuster, J. Lisack, I. Subota, H. Zimmermann, C. Reuter, B. Morriswood, M. Engstler, J. Lisack
This study shows that proliferating slender stage Trypanosoma brucei can infect tsetse flies as effectively as stumpy stages, challenging the traditional view of the parasite's life cycle.
bioRxiv · Dec 22, 2020Microbiology