Roditi, Isabel; Schumann-Burkard, Gabriela; Naguleswaran, Arunasalam (2016). Environmental sensing by African trypanosomes. Current opinion in microbiology, 32, pp. 26-30. Current Biology Ltd. 10.1016/j.mib.2016.04.011
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African trypanosomes, which divide their life cycle between mammals and tsetse flies, are confronted with environments that differ widely in temperature, nutrient availability and host responses to infection. In particular, since trypanosomes cannot predict when they will be transmitted between hosts, it is vital for them to be able to sense and adapt to their milieu. Thanks to technical advances, significant progress has been made in understanding how the parasites perceive external stimuli and react to them. There is also a growing awareness that trypanosomes use a variety of mechanisms to exchange information with each other, thereby enhancing their chances of survival.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Review Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Cell Biology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Roditi, Isabel, Schumann-Burkard, Gabriela Eva, Naguleswaran, Arunasalam |
Subjects: |
500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology |
ISSN: |
1369-5274 |
Publisher: |
Current Biology Ltd. |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Isabel Roditi |
Date Deposited: |
01 Jun 2016 14:22 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:27 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.mib.2016.04.011 |
PubMed ID: |
27131101 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.82203 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/82203 |
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