Development of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis in the sand fly Lutzomyia migonei (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 134-140

  Nieves, Elsa ^a   Pimenta, Paulo F P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Development; Leishmania amazonensis; Leishmania braziliensis; Lutzomyia migonei

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001441968     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.1.134     Document Type: Article

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