Characterization of bacteria expectorated during forced salivation of the Phlebotomus papatasi: A neglected component of sand fly infectious inoculums.

The infectious inoculum of a sand fly, apart from its metacyclic promastigotes, is composed of factors derived from both the parasite and the vector. Vector-derived factors, including salivary proteins and the gut microbiota, are essential for the establishment and enhancement of infection. However,...

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Published in:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Main Authors:	Naseh Maleki-Ravasan, Seyedeh Maryam Ghafari, Narmin Najafzadeh, Fateh Karimian, Fatemeh Darzi, Roshanak Davoudian, Reza Farshbaf Pourabad, Parviz Parvizi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-05-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012165