Discovery of mosquito saliva microRNAs during CHIKV infection.

Mosquito borne pathogens are transmitted to humans via saliva during blood feeding. Mosquito saliva is a complex concoction of many secretory factors that modulate the feeding foci to enhance pathogen infection and establishment. Multiple salivary proteins/factors have been identified/characterized...

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Main Authors: Payal D Maharaj, Steven G Widen, Jing Huang, Thomas G Wood, Saravanan Thangamani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4303268?pdf=render