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Evolutionary transition from blood feeding to obligate nonbiting in a mosquito
The spread of blood-borne pathogens by mosquitoes relies on their taking a blood meal; if there is no bite, there is no disease transmission. Although many species of mosquitoes never take a blood meal, identifying genes that distinguish blood feeding from obligate nonbiting is hampered by the fact...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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National Academy of Sciences
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5798368/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29255013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1717502115 |