CRISPR/Cas9 Mutagenesis in Phlebotomus papatasi: the Immune Deficiency Pathway Impacts Vector Competence for Leishmania major

Sand flies are the natural vectors of Leishmania parasites. Studies of sand fly/Leishmania interactions have been limited by the lack of successful genomic manipulation of these insects. This paper shows the first example of successful targeted mutagenesis in sand flies via adaptation of the CRISPR/...

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Main Authors: Isabelle Louradour, Kashinath Ghosh, Ehud Inbar, David L. Sacks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-08-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01941-19