Transcriptomic profiling of different developmental stages reveals parasitic strategies of Wohlfahrtia magnifica, a myiasis-causing flesh fly

Abstract Background Wohlfahrtia magnifica is an obligatory parasite that causes myiasis in several warm-blooded vertebrates. Adult females deposit the first-stage larvae directly onto wounds or natural body orifices (e.g., genitalia) of the host, from where they quickly colonize the host tissue and...

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Main Authors: Zhipeng Jia, Surong Hasi, Deng Zhan, Claus Vogl, Pamela A. Burger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-023-09949-3