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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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Autores principales: Sadlova, Jovana, Homola, Miroslav, Myskova, Jitka, Jancarova, Magdalena, Volf, Petr
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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