Assessing proteases and enzymes of the trypanothione system in subpopulations of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis Thor strain during macrophage infection.
Barbara Cristina de Albuquerque-MeloBernardo Acácio Santini PereiraVítor Ennes-VidalMaria Eduarda Pinto GonçalvesLuzia Monteiro de Castro CôrtesLéa Cysne-FinkelsteinHerbert Leonel de Matos GuedesGeovane Dias LopesCarlos Roberto AlvesPublished in: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (2024)
The data obtained for the virulence factors explored here suggest how multiple coexisting phenotypic-distinct subpopulations may contribute in adaptability of a single L. (V.) braziliensis strain during infection in the host cells.