Effects of host species on microbiota composition in Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia sand flies
Abstract Background Blood-sucking phlebotomine sand flies are vectors of the protozoan parasites Leishmania spp. Although the intestinal microbiota is involved in a wide range of biological and physiological processes and has the potential to alter vector competence, little is known about the factor...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-08-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05939-2 |