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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-06-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/282 |