The development of Blastocrithidia triatomae (Trypanosomatidae) in the reduviid bug Triatoma infestans (Insecta): Influence of feeding

Parasitology Research

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 430-436

  Kollien, Astrid H ^a   Schaub, Günter A ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOCRITHIDIA TRIATOMAE; EPIMASTIGOTE; FEEDING; FLAGELLATE; INTESTINE PARASITE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ARACHNIDA; BLASTOCRITHIDIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0037390528     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-002-0790-5     Document Type: Article

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