Kazal-type serine proteinase inhibitors in the midgut of Phlebotomus papatasi

Sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are important disease vectors of parasites of the genus Leishmania, as well as bacteria and viruses. Following studies of the midgut transcriptome of Phlebotomus papatasi, the principal vector of Leishmania major, two non-classical Kazal-type serine proteinase inhibi...

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Main Authors: Leah Theresa Sigle, Marcelo Ramalho-Ortigao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2013-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000600671&lng=en&tlng=en