Expression pattern of glycoside hydrolase genes in Lutzomyia longipalpis reveals key enzymes involved in larval digestion

Expression pattern of glycoside hydrolase genes in Lutzomyia longipalpis reveals key enzymes involved in larval digestion

The sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis is the most important vector of American Visceral Leishmaniasis. Adults are phytophagous (males and females) or blood feeders (females only), and larvae feed on solid detritus. Digestion in sand fly larvae has scarcely been studied, but some glycosidase activities...

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Main Authors: Caroline da Silva Moraes, Hector Manuel Diaz-Albiter, Maiara do Valle Faria, Mauricio Roberto Viana Sant'Anna, Roderick James Dillon, Fernando Ariel Genta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
Chitinase
Digestion
Lutzomyia longipalpis
lysozyme
beta-glucanase
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2014.00276/full

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