Leishmania–sand fly interactions controlling species‐specific vector competence

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Summary

Evidence that the surface lipophosphoglycan (LPG) mediates promastigote attachment to the mid‐gut epithelium so as to prevent their loss during blood‐meal excretion is especially strong based on the comparison of development in sand flies using LPG‐deficient mutants.

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review
Published
2001-04-01
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159
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Keywords

Biology, Lipophosphoglycan, Blood meal, Parasite hosting, Leishmania

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