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Characterization of a midgut mucin-like glycoconjugate of Lutzomyia longipalpis with a potential role in Leishmania attachment

BACKGROUND: Leishmania parasites are transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies and a crucial step in their life-cycle is the binding to the sand fly midgut. Laboratory studies on sand fly competence to Leishmania parasites suggest that the sand flies fall into two groups: several species are termed “sp...

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Autores principales: Myšková, Jitka, Dostálová, Anna, Pěničková, Lucie, Halada, Petr, Bates, Paul A., Volf, Petr
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4960694/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27457627
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1695-y