Leishmania mortality in sand fly blood meal is not species-specific and does not result from direct effect of proteinases

Leishmania mortality in sand fly blood meal is not species-specific and does not result from direct effect of proteinases

Abstract Background Leishmania development in sand flies is confined to the alimentary tract and is closely connected with blood meal digestion. Previously, it has been published that activities of sand fly midgut proteases are harmful to Leishmania, especially to amastigote-promastigote transition...

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Main Authors: Katerina Pruzinova, Jovana Sadlova, Jitka Myskova, Tereza Lestinova, Jozef Janda, Petr Volf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Sand fly
Phlebotomus
Sergentomyia
Leishmania donovani
Leishmania major
Blood meal digestion
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2613-2

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