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Environmental sensing by African trypanosomes.
Curr Opin Microbiol. 2016 08; 32:26-30.CO

Abstract

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.

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Roditi I
Institute for Cell Biology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. Electronic address: isabel.roditi@izb.unibe.ch.
Schumann G
Institute for Cell Biology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Naguleswaran A
Institute for Cell Biology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

MeSH

AnimalsEnvironmentHost-Pathogen InteractionsInsect VectorsLife Cycle StagesMammalsQuorum SensingTrypanosoma brucei bruceiTrypanosoma brucei gambienseTrypanosoma brucei rhodesienseTrypanosomiasis, AfricanTsetse Flies

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Journal Article
Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

27131101

Citation

Roditi, Isabel, et al. "Environmental Sensing By African Trypanosomes." Current Opinion in Microbiology, vol. 32, 2016, pp. 26-30.
Roditi I, Schumann G, Naguleswaran A. Environmental sensing by African trypanosomes. Curr Opin Microbiol. 2016;32:26-30.
Roditi, I., Schumann, G., & Naguleswaran, A. (2016). Environmental sensing by African trypanosomes. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 32, 26-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mib.2016.04.011
Roditi I, Schumann G, Naguleswaran A. Environmental Sensing By African Trypanosomes. Curr Opin Microbiol. 2016;32:26-30. PubMed PMID: 27131101.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Environmental sensing by African trypanosomes. AU - Roditi,Isabel, AU - Schumann,Gabriela, AU - Naguleswaran,Arunasalam, Y1 - 2016/04/27/ PY - 2016/04/08/received PY - 2016/04/12/accepted PY - 2016/5/1/entrez PY - 2016/5/1/pubmed PY - 2017/12/5/medline SP - 26 EP - 30 JF - Current opinion in microbiology JO - Curr Opin Microbiol VL - 32 N2 - 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. SN - 1879-0364 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/27131101/Environmental_sensing_by_African_trypanosomes_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -