An insight into the sialotranscriptome of the West Nile mosquito vector, <it>Culex tarsalis</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Saliva of adult female mosquitoes help sugar and blood feeding by providing enzymes and polypeptides that help sugar digestion, control microbial growth and counteract their vertebrate host hemostasis and inflammation. Mosquito saliv...
Main Authors: | Olson Kenneth E, Pham Van M, Favreau Amanda J, Barbian Kent D, Sanchez-Vargas Irma, Calvo Eric, Ribeiro José MC |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-01-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/51 |
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