Listen "TWiP #15: Tryp the light fantastic"
Episode Synopsis
Vincent and Dickson discuss the life cycle and pathogenesis of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma.
Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
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Metacyclic trypanomastigote (jpg)
Tsetse fly (jpg)
T. brucei life cycle (jpg)
T. brucei parasitemia (jpg)
Kissing bug nymph (jpg)
T. cruzi life cycle (jpg)
Letters read on TWiP 15
Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Links for this episode:
Metacyclic trypanomastigote (jpg)
Tsetse fly (jpg)
T. brucei life cycle (jpg)
T. brucei parasitemia (jpg)
Kissing bug nymph (jpg)
T. cruzi life cycle (jpg)
Letters read on TWiP 15
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