Development of lymphatic filarial parasite Wuchereria bancrofti (Spirurida: Onchocercidae) in mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) fed artificially on microfilaremic blood

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1222-1226

  Paily, K P ^a   Hoti, S L ^a   Balaraman, K ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Anticoagulant; Filarial parasite; Mosquito; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LABORATORY; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BLOOD; CULICIDAE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARMIGERES SUBALBATUS; BRUGIA MALAYI; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULEX SITIENS; CULEX TRITAENIORHYNCHUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; FILARIOIDEA; MICROFILARIA (NEMATODE GENUS); ONCHOCERCIDAE; SPIRURIDA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 33845248218     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[1222:DOLFPW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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