Leishmania RNA virus 1 (IMAGE)

McGill University

Leishmania RNA virus 1

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Leishmania exosomes (left) are used by the parasite for communication purposes. The Leishmania RNA virus 1 (center and top right) uses the exosome in order to gain an envelope and avoid detection.

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Martin Olivier

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