Since the initial description of Trypanosoma cruzi by Carlos Chagas in 1909, several
research groups have used different microscopic techniques to obtain detailed information …

Since the discovery of the electron microscope and the development of the initial techniques
for the processing of biological samples for electron microscopy, the protozoan …

Trypanosoma cruzi, the flagellate protozoan agent of Chagas disease or American
trypanosomiasis, is unable to synthesize sialic acids de novo. Mucins and trans-sialidase …

Leishmaniasis is one of the most serious diseases in the world and can be lethal if
untreated. This is especially the case for visceral leishmaniasis, which is commonly caused …

Human dental enamel is organized by prisms that are structured between 3 and 6 µm in
diameter. Determining the relationships between different treatments on the surface of …

In this work, a high-speed imaging platform and a resistive force theory (RFT) based model
were applied to investigate multi-flagellated propulsion, using Tritrichomonas foetus as an …

Background Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas disease, is a protozoan member of the
Kinetoplastidae family characterized for the presence of specific and unique structures that …

Publisher Summary This chapter describes the main structures and organelles found in T.
cruzi. It also presents a schematic view based mainly on images obtained with the use of …

Background Trypanosoma cruzi has a single flagellum attached to the cell body by a
network of specialized cytoskeletal and membranous connections called the flagellum …

DNA is the biopolymer most studied by scanning probe methods, and it is now possible to
obtain reliable and reproducible images of DNA using atomic force microscopy (AFM). AFM …