Two Ways that a Parasite Can Grow and Spread (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania

Two Ways that a Parasite Can Grow and Spread

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Researchers were able to replicate two forms of Crithidia parasite in the lab. On the left, with flagella, or tails, are "swimming" cells, and on the right are stationary cells growing in rosettes, similar to how the parasites grow in the hindgut of their mosquito insect host.

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Michael Povelones

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