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Exploring the potential role of defensins in differential vector competence of body and head lice for Bartonella quintana
BACKGROUND: The body and head lice of humans are conspecific, but only the body louse functions as a vector to transmit bacterial pathogens such as Bartonella quintana. Both louse subspecies have only two antimicrobial peptides, defensin 1 and defensin 2. Consequently, any differences in the molecul...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10243063/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37280715 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05802-4 |