<i>Phlebotomus papatasi</i> Antimicrobial Peptides in Larvae and Females and a Gut-Specific Defensin Upregulated by <i>Leishmania major</i> Infection
<i>Phlebotomus papatasi</i> is the vector of <i>Leishmania major</i>, causing cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Old World. We investigated whether <i>P. papatasi</i> immunity genes were expressed toward <i>L. major</i>, commensal gut microbes, or a combin...
Main Authors: | Barbora Kykalová, Lucie Tichá, Petr Volf, Erich Loza Telleria |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-11-01
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Series: | Microorganisms |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/11/2307 |
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