Investigation of the bacterial communities associated with females of Lutzomyia sand fly species from South America.

Investigation of the bacterial communities associated with females of Lutzomyia sand fly species from South America.

Phlebotomine sand flies are vectors of Leishmania that are acquired by the female sand fly during blood feeding on an infected mammal. Leishmania parasites develop exclusively in the gut lumen during their residence in the insect before transmission to a suitable host during the next blood feed. Fem...

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Main Authors: Mauricio R V Sant'Anna, Alistair C Darby, Reginaldo P Brazil, James Montoya-Lerma, Viv M Dillon, Paul A Bates, Rod J Dillon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3411800?pdf=render

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