An insight into the sialotranscriptome of Triatoma matogrossensis, a kissing bug associated with fogo selvagem in South America

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1005-1014

  Assumpção, Teresa C F ^a   Eaton, Donald P ^b   Pham, Van M ^a   Francischetti, Ivo M B ^a   Aoki, Valéria ^c   Hans Filho, Gunter ^d   Rivitti, Evandro A ^c   Valenzuela, Jesus G ^a   Diaz, Luis A ^e   Ribeiro, José M C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b Wildlife Conservation Society   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; SIALOTRANSCRIPTOME; TRANSCRIPTOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE SKIN DISEASE; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SEQUENCE; HEMIPTERA; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; TRIATOMA MATOGROSSENSIS;

EID: 84862223337     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0690     Document Type: Article

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