Increased transmission potential of Leishmania major/Leishmania infantum hybrids

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 589-593

  Volf, Petr ^a   Benkova, Ivana ^a   Myskova, Jitka ^a   Sadlova, Jovana ^a   Campino, Lenea ^b   Ravel, Christophe ^c  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^c Laboratoire de Parasitologie   (France)

Author keywords

Emerging diseases; Leishmania transmission; Parasite vector interaction

Indexed keywords

LIPOPHOSPHOGLYCAN;

DISEASE VECTOR; FLAGELLATE; FLY; GENE FLOW; HEMOPARASITE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; HYBRID; LEISHMANIASIS; PARASITE TRANSMISSION;

ARTICLE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HYBRIDIZATION; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR;

ANIMALS; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; PHLEBOTOMUS; PSYCHODIDAE;

LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI;

EID: 33947304638     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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