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In the case of\n                    <jats:italic>Leishmania<\/jats:italic>\n                    spp., it is generally assumed that the parasite must be phagocytosed to further establish residence within professional phagocytic cells. However, several studies report the presence of\n                    <jats:italic>Leishmania<\/jats:italic>\n                    spp. in non-phagocytic cells, highlighting their ability to enter cells independently of classical phagocytosis. Indeed, we have recently demonstrated that promastigotes, the infective form transmitted to hosts during the bite of the insect vector, subvert a lysosome-exocytosis-dependent membrane repair pathway to invade fibroblasts. 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