Distinctions between promastigotes of Leishmania species developing in the digestive tract of laboratory reared Lutzomyia longipalpis

Female Lutzomya longipalpis were exposed to infection by three different species/strains of Leishmania. When the insects were dissected four days after exposure, stained preparations were made of the flagellates contained in the digestive tract. Using traditional morphometric methods, L. amazonensis...

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Main Authors: Ana Lúcia F. F. da Silva, Paul Williams, Maria Norma Melo, Wilson Mayrink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1991-03-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761991000100011