Validation of Recombinant Salivary Protein PpSP32 as a Suitable Marker of Human Exposure to Phlebotomus papatasi, the Vector of Leishmania major in Tunisia.

Validation of Recombinant Salivary Protein PpSP32 as a Suitable Marker of Human Exposure to Phlebotomus papatasi, the Vector of Leishmania major in Tunisia.

BACKGROUND:During a blood meal, female sand flies, vectors of Leishmania parasites, inject saliva into the host skin. Sand fly saliva is composed of a large variety of components that exert different pharmacological activities facilitating the acquisition of blood by the insect. Importantly, protein...

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Main Authors: Soumaya Marzouki, Wafa Kammoun-Rebai, Jihene Bettaieb, Maha Abdeladhim, Saoussen Hadj Kacem, Rania Abdelkader, Sami Gritli, Jomaa Chemkhi, Hamide Aslan, Shaden Kamhawi, Afif Ben Salah, Hechmi Louzir, Jesus G Valenzuela, Melika Ben Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4569422?pdf=render

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