Aedes aegypti post-emergence transcriptome: Unveiling the molecular basis for the hematophagic and gonotrophic capacitation.

The adult females of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are facultative hematophagous insects but they are unable to feed on blood right after pupae emergence. The maturation process that takes place during the first post-emergence days, hereafter named hematophagic and gonotrophic capacitation, comprises a s...

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Main Authors: Stephanie S de Carvalho, Cynara M Rodovalho, Alessandro Gaviraghi, Maria Beatriz S Mota, Willy Jablonka, Carlúcio Rocha-Santos, Rodrigo D Nunes, Thayane da Encarnação Sá-Guimarães, Daniele S Oliveira, Ana C A Melo, Monica F Moreira, Patrícia Fampa, Marcus F Oliveira, Mario Alberto C da Silva-Neto, Rafael D Mesquita, Georgia C Atella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008915