Comparative analysis of salivary gland transcriptomes of Phlebotomus orientalis sand flies from endemic and non-endemic foci of visceral leishmaniasis.

Comparative analysis of salivary gland transcriptomes of Phlebotomus orientalis sand flies from endemic and non-endemic foci of visceral leishmaniasis.

<h4>Background</h4>In East Africa, Phlebotomus orientalis serves as the main vector of Leishmania donovani, the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Phlebotomus orientalis is present at two distant localities in Ethiopia; Addis Zemen where VL is endemic and Melka Werer where t...

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Main Authors: Michaela Vlkova, Michal Sima, Iva Rohousova, Tatiana Kostalova, Petra Sumova, Vera Volfova, Erin L Jaske, Kent D Barbian, Teshome Gebre-Michael, Asrat Hailu, Alon Warburg, Jose M C Ribeiro, Jesus G Valenzuela, Ryan C Jochim, Petr Volf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-02-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24587463/?tool=EBI

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