Distinctions between promastigotes of Leishmania species developing in the digestive tract of laboratory reared Lutzomyia longipalpis
Female Lutzomya longipalpis were exposed to infection by three different species/strains of Leishmania. When the insects were dissected four days after exposure, stained preparations were made of the flagellates contained in the digestive tract. Using traditional morphometric methods, L. amazonensis...
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1991-03-01
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| Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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