Targeting the Midgut Secreted PpChit1 Reduces Leishmania major Development in Its Natural Vector, the Sand Fly Phlebotomus papatasi

BACKGROUND: During its developmental cycle within the sand fly vector, Leishmania must survive an early proteolytic attack, escape the peritrophic matrix, and then adhere to the midgut epithelia in order to prevent excretion with remnants of the blood meal. These three steps are critical for the est...

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Autores principales: Coutinho-Abreu, Iliano V., Sharma, Narinder K., Robles-Murguia, Maricela, Ramalho-Ortigao, Marcelo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2994919/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21152058
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000901

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2994919/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21152058
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000901

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