Aerobic midgut microbiota of sand fly vectors of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis from northern Iran, a step toward finding potential paratransgenic candidates

Aerobic midgut microbiota of sand fly vectors of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis from northern Iran, a step toward finding potential paratransgenic candidates

Abstract Background Leishmaniasis is caused by Leishmania parasites and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected sand flies. Development of Leishmania to infective metacyclic promastigotes occurs within the sand fly gut where the gut microbiota influences development of the parasite. Pa...

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Main Authors: Fateh Karimian, Hassan Vatandoost, Yavar Rassi, Naseh Maleki-Ravasan, Mehdi Mohebali, Mohammad Hasan Shirazi, Mona Koosha, Nayyereh Choubdar, Mohammad Ali Oshaghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Sand fly
Microbiota
Paratransgenesis
Leishmaniasis
Iran
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-3273-y

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