Gliding motility powers invasion and egress in Apicomplexa

Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 645 (2017). doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.86 Authors: Karine Frénal, Jean-François Dubremetz, Maryse Lebrun & Dominique Soldati-Favre Protozoan parasites have developed elaborate motility systems that facilitate infection and dissemination. For example, amoebae use actin-rich membrane extensions called pseudopodia, whereas Kinetoplastida are propelled by microtubule-containing flagella. By contrast, the motile and invasive stages of the Apicomplexa — a phylum that contains the important
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