Cargando…

Courtship behaviour of Phlebotomus papatasi the sand fly vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis

BACKGROUND: The sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi is an Old World vector of Leishmania major, the etiologic agent of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis. This study describes the courtship behaviour of P. papatasi and compares it with that of Lutzomyia longipalpis, the New World vector of visceral leishman...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chelbi, Ifhem, Bray, DP, Hamilton, JGC
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3480941/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22935092
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-5-179