Everybody loves sugar: first report of plant feeding in triatomines

BACKGROUND: Triatomines, which are the vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, have been considered to be exclusive blood feeders for more than 100 years, since the discovery of Chagas disease. METHODS: We offered artificial sugar meals to the laboratory model-insect Rhodnius prolixus, which is considered a s...

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Autores principales: Díaz-Albiter, Hector Manuel, Ferreira, Tainá Neves, Costa, Samara Graciane, Rivas, Gustavo Bueno, Gumiel, Marcia, Cavalcante, Danilo Rufino, Pavan, Márcio Galvão, Gonzalez, Marcelo Salabert, de Mello, Cícero Brasileiro, Dillon, Viv Maureen, Bruno, Rafaela Vieira, Garcia, Eloi de Souza, Lima, Marli Maria, de Castro, Daniele Pereira, Dillon, Rod James, de Azambuja, Patricia, Genta, Fernando Ariel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4772290/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26928036
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1401-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4772290/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26928036
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1401-0

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