The midgut transcriptome of <it>Phlebotomus </it>(<it>Larroussius</it>) <it>perniciosus</it>, a vector of <it>Leishmania infantum</it>: comparison of sugar fed and blood fed sand flies

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Parasite-vector interactions are fundamental in the transmission of vector-borne diseases such as leishmaniasis. <it>Leishmania </it>development in the vector sand fly is confined to the digestive tract, where sand fly mi...

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Main Authors: Valenzuela Jesus G, Volf Petr, Barbian Kent D, Favreau Amanda J, Votýpka Jan, Dostálová Anna, Jochim Ryan C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/223