Haemolymph and Fat Body Metallo-protease Associated with Enterobacter cloacae Infection in the Bloodsucking Insect, Rhodnius prolixus

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 823-826

  Feder, D ^a   Salles, J M ^a   Garcia, E S ^a   Azambuja, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fat body; Haemolymph; Prophenoloxidase; Protease; Rhodnius; Triatomine

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS;

INSECT PROTEIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ENZYMOLOGY; FAT BODY; HEMOLYMPH; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; RHODNIUS;

ANIMALS; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FAT BODY; HEMOLYMPH; INSECT PROTEINS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; RHODNIUS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 0032199243     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761998000600023     Document Type: Article

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