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Maria Disotuar
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Maria Disotuar is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Gene & Antibody. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 3 citations.
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Genetic exchange in Leishmania is facilitated by IgM natural antibodies
Tiago D. Serafim,Eva Iniguez,Ana Beatriz F. Barletta,Jo Doehl,Mara T. Short,Justin B. Lack,Pedro Cecilio,Vinod Nair,Maria Disotuar,Timothy R. Wilson,Iliano V. Coutinho-Abreu,Fabiano Luiz de Oliveira,Claudio Meneses,Carolina Barillas-Mury,John F. Andersen,José M. C. Ribeiro,Stephen M. Beverley,Shaden Kamhawi,Jesus G. Valenzuela +18 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that IgM antibodies, but not IgG or IgA, facilitate parasite genetic hybridization in vitro and in vivo, and establishes a new paradigm of parasite-host-vector coevolution that promotes parasite diversity and fitness through genetic exchange.