Modeling horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in the gut of the Chagas disease vector Rhodnius prolixus

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Matthews, Scott ^a   Rao, Vadrevu Sreehari ^b   Durvasula, Ravi V ^a  

^a VA Medical Center   (United States)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHAGAS DISEASE; DNA MODIFICATION; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GORDONA RUBROPERTINCTUS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; INFECTION CONTROL; INTESTINE; LABORATORY TEST; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONHUMAN; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DISEASE CARRIER; DRUG EFFECT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICS; GORDONIA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RHODOCOCCUS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GORDONIA RUBRIPERTINCTA; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; REDUVIIDAE; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; RHODOCOCCUS RHODNII; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; CECROPIN A;

ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE VECTORS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GORDONIA BACTERIUM; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; RHODNIUS; RHODOCOCCUS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 79955789248     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-4-77     Document Type: Article

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