Salivary Gland Transcriptomes and Proteomes of Phlebotomus tobbi and Phlebotomus sergenti, Vectors of Leishmaniasis
Phlebotomine female sand flies require a blood meal for egg development, and it is during the blood feeding that pathogens can be transmitted to a host. Leishmania parasites are among these pathogens and can cause disfiguring cutaneous or even possibly fatal visceral disease. The Leishmania parasite...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3358328/ |