Susceptibility of laboratory-reared female Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) to infection by different species and strains of Leishmania Ross, 1903

Susceptibility of laboratory-reared female Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) to infection by different species and strains of Leishmania Ross, 1903

A study was undertaken to compare the susceptibility of laboratory-reared female Lutzomyia longipalpis to infection by different species or strains of New World Leishmania. The sand flies proved to be highly susceptible to infection by a strain of Le. guyanensis, with flagellates developing in all (...

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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) 1990-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Lutzomyia longipalpis
susceptibility to infection by New World species of Leishmania
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761990000400010

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