The vectorial competence of Phlebotomus sergenti is specific for Leishmania tropica and is controlled by species-specific, lipophosphoglycan-mediated midgut attachment

Parasitology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-33

  Kamhawi, S ^a   Modi, G B ^a   Pimenta, P F P ^b   Rowton, E ^c   Sacks, D L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Leishmania tropica; Lipophosphoglycan; Phlebotomus sergenti; Vector specificity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE;

ANIMALS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; INSECT VECTORS; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; PHLEBOTOMUS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; PHLEBOTOMUS ARGENTIPES; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; PHLEBOTOMUS SERGENTI;

EID: 0033862247     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182099006125     Document Type: Article

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