Enzymatic biosynthesis of B-complex vitamins is supplied by diverse microbiota in the Rhodnius prolixus anterior midgut following Trypanosoma cruzi infection
Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, colonizes the gut of triatomine insects, including Rhodnius prolixus. It is believed that this colonization upsets the microbiota that are normally present, presumably switching the environment to one more favorable for parasite survival. It...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2001037020304530 |