Micro-CT visualization of a promastigote secretory gel (PSG) and parasite plug in the digestive tract of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis infected with Leishmania mexicana

Leishmaniasis is a debilitating disease of the tropics, subtropics and southern Europe caused by Leishmania parasites that are transmitted during blood feeding by phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae). Using non-invasive micro-computed tomography, we were able to visualize the impact of the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hall, Martin J. R., Ghosh, Debashis, Martín-Vega, Daniel, Clark, Brett, Clatworthy, Innes, Cheke, Robert A., Rogers, Matthew E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8396784/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34449767
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009682

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8396784/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34449767
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009682

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