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Triatomine bugs, their microbiota and Trypanosoma cruzi: asymmetric responses of bacteria to an infected blood meal

BACKGROUND: Triatomine bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) are vectors of the flagellate Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease. The study of triatomine gut microbiota has gained relevance in the last years due to its possible role in vector competence and prospective use in control strat...

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Autores principales: Díaz, Sebastián, Villavicencio, Bianca, Correia, Nathália, Costa, Jane, Haag, Karen L.
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/PMC5148865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27938415
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1926-2