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SUBMITTER: Poveda A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7576959 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Poveda Ana A Méndez Miguel Ángel MÁ Armijos-Jaramillo Vinicio V
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology 20201007
Leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis are largely neglected diseases prevailing in tropical and subtropical conditions. These are an arthropod-borne zoonosis that affects humans and some animals and is caused by infection with protozoan of the genera <i>Leishmania</i> and <i>Trypanosoma</i>, respectively. These parasites present high genomic plasticity and are able to adapt themselves to adverse conditions like the attack of host cells or toxicity induced by drug exposure. Different mechanisms allow ...[more]