Development of Endotrypanum (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) in Experimentally Infected Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-192

  Franco, Antonia Maria Ramos ^a   Tesh, Robert B ^b,c   Guzman, Hilda ^b,c   Deane, Maria P ^a   Grimaldi Jr , Gabriel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Endotrypanum; Experimental infection; Sand flies; Trypanosomatidae

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; ENDOTRYPANUM; ENDOTRYPANUM SCHAUDINNI; GALLUS GALLUS; INSECTA; KINETOPLASTIDA; LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS; LUTZOMYIA SHANNONI; MALPIGHIA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; PSYCHODIDAE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FLAGELLATE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PARASITOLOGY; PSYCHODIDAE;

ANIMALS; PSYCHODIDAE; TRYPANOSOMATINA;

EID: 0031090788     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/34.2.189     Document Type: Article

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