DOI: 10.1039/d4nr00122b ISSN: 2040-3364
Characterization of a unique attachment organelle: Single-cell force spectroscopy of Giardia duodenalis trophozoites
Gubesh Gunaratnam, Ricarda Leisering, Ben Wieland, Johanna Dudek, Nicolai Miosge, Sören L. Becker, Markus Bischoff, Scott C. Dawson, Matthias Hannig, Karin Jacobs, Christian Klotz, Toni Aebischer, Philipp Jung- General Materials Science
FluidFM-based detachment of single Giardia duodenalis trophozoites from a flat glass surface revealed a unique detachment characteristic and adhesion mode for this type of parasite, compared to yeast cells or human keratinocytes.