Experimental transmission of Leishmania (Mundinia) parasites by biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae).

Experimental transmission of Leishmania (Mundinia) parasites by biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae).

Leishmania parasites, causative agents of leishmaniasis, are currently divided into four subgenera: Leishmania, Viannia, Sauroleishmania and Mundinia. The recently established subgenus Mundinia has a wide geographical distribution and contains five species, three of which have the potential to infec...

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Main Authors: Tomas Becvar, Barbora Vojtkova, Padet Siriyasatien, Jan Votypka, David Modry, Petr Jahn, Paul Bates, Simon Carpenter, Petr Volf, Jovana Sadlova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-06-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009654

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