Transovum transmission of trypanosomatid cysts in the Milkweed bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus.

Leptomonas wallacei is a trypanosomatid that develops promastigotes and cystic forms in the gut of the hemipteran insect Oncopeltus fasciatus. Insect trypanosomatids are thought to be solely transmitted from one host to another through the ingestion of parasite-contaminated feces. However, here we s...

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Main Authors: Felipe de Almeida Dias, Luiz Ricardo da Costa Vasconcellos, Alexandre Romeiro, Marcia Attias, Thais Cristina Souto-Padrón, Angela Hampshire Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4178184?pdf=render