The bacteria Wolbachia in filariae, a biological Russian dolls' system: New trends in antifilarial treatments

Parasite

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 79-89

  Martin, C ^a   Gavotte, L ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Antiblotherapy; Fllalres; Onchocercidae; Symbiosis; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FILARIA; FILARIOIDEA; MAMMALIA; ONCHOCERCIDAE; WOLBACHIA;

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTHROPOD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FILARIASIS; FILARIOIDEA; GENETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE; WOLBACHIA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ARTHROPODS; FILARIASIS; FILARIOIDEA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; VERTEBRATES; WOLBACHIA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 77955479457     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2010172079     Document Type: Article

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