Identification of Uranotaenia sapphirina as a specialist of annelids broadens known mosquito host use patterns

Feeding upon vertebrate blood by mosquitoes permits transmission of diverse pathogens, including viruses, protozoa, and nematodes. Despite over a century of intensive study, no mosquito species is known to specialize on non-vertebrate hosts. Using molecular analyses and field observations, we provid...

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Autores principales: Reeves, Lawrence E., Holderman, Chris J., Blosser, Erik M., Gillett-Kaufman, Jennifer L., Kawahara, Akito Y., Kaufman, Phillip E., Burkett-Cadena, Nathan D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6123777/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30271973
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-018-0096-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6123777/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30271973
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-018-0096-5

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