The midgut transcriptome of <it>Lutzomyia longipalpis</it>: comparative analysis of cDNA libraries from sugar-fed, blood-fed, post-digested and <it>Leishmania infantum chagasi</it>-infected sand flies
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In the life cycle of Leishmania within the alimentary canal of sand flies the parasites have to survive the hostile environment of blood meal digestion, escape the blood bolus and attach to the midgut epithelium before differentiatin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-01-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/15 |