Bacterial symbiosis and paratransgenic control of vector-borne Chagas disease

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 621-627

  Beard, C B ^a   Dotson, E M ^a   Pennington, P M ^a,b   Eichler, S ^a   Cordon Rosales, C ^a,b   Durvasula, R V ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE DE GUATEMALA   (Guatemala)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Paratransgenic; Rhodnius prolixus; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DISEASE VECTOR; SYMBIOSIS;

CHAGAS DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE CARRIER; INFECTION CONTROL; INSECT CONTROL; NONHUMAN; RHODNIUS; SYMBIOSIS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; CHAGAS DISEASE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MICE; MICE, NUDE; ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RHODNIUS; RHODOCOCCUS; SYMBIOSIS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA; INSECTA; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035340278     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(01)00165-5     Document Type: Review

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