A standardizable protocol for infection of Rhodnius prolixus with Trypanosoma rangeli, which mimics natural infections and reveals physiological effects of infection upon the insect

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-97

  Ferreira, Luciana L ^a   Lorenzo, Marcelo G ^a   Elliot, Simon L ^b   Guarneri, Alessandra A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological cycle; Fat body; Haemolymph volume; Host manipulation; Host parasite interaction; Lipid; Rhodnius; Trypanosoma rangeli

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; KINETOPLASTIDA; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMA RANGELI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 77955660465     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2010.05.013     Document Type: Article

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