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Refractoriness of Sergentomyia schwetzi to Leishmania spp. is mediated by the peritrophic matrix
BACKGROUND: The peritrophic matrix (PM) is an acellular chitin-containing envelope which in most blood sucking insects encloses the ingested blood meal and protects the midgut epithelium. Type I PM present in sand flies and other blood sucking batch feeders is secreted around the meal by the entire...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5902042/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29617364 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006382 |