Glytube: a conical tube and parafilm M-based method as a simplified device to artificially blood-feed the dengue vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti.

Glytube: a conical tube and parafilm M-based method as a simplified device to artificially blood-feed the dengue vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti.

Aedes aegypti, the main vector of dengue virus, requires a blood meal to produce eggs. Although live animals are still the main blood source for laboratory colonies, many artificial feeders are available. These feeders are also the best method for experimental oral infection of Ae. aegypti with Deng...

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Main Authors: André Luis Costa-da-Silva, Flávia Rosa Navarrete, Felipe Scassi Salvador, Maria Karina-Costa, Rafaella Sayuri Ioshino, Diego Soares Azevedo, Desirée Rafaela Rocha, Camila Malta Romano, Margareth Lara Capurro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3544740?pdf=render

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