TWiP 73: I'm nibbling my way back to you
This Week in Parasitism · Vincent Racaniello
June 13, 20141h 6m
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Show Notes
Vincent and Dickson discuss how nibbling of human cells by Entamoeba histolytica, a process called amoebic trogocytosis, contributes to cell killing and tissue invasion.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Links for this episode:- Trogocytosis by E. histolytica (Nature)
- Trogocytosis
- Entamoeba histolytica (TWiP 17)
- Entamoeba histolytica life cycle (jpg)
- Image: E. histolytica nibbling a green cell (credit)
- Letters read on TWiP 73
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