Analysis of salivary transcripts and antigens of the sand fly <it>Phlebotomus arabicus</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sand fly saliva plays an important role in blood feeding and <it>Leishmania </it>transmission as it was shown to increase parasite virulence. On the other hand, immunity to salivary components impedes the establishment of...

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Main Authors: Valenzuela Jesus G, Volf Petr, Rohoušová Iva, Garfield Mark, Mu Jianbing, Volfová Věra, Hostomská Jitka, Jochim Ryan C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/282