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TY - JOUR
T1 - Stage-specific adhesion of Leishmania promastigotes to sand fly midguts assessed using an improved comparative binding assay
AU - Wilson, Raymond
AU - Bates, Michelle D
AU - Dostalova, Anna
AU - Jecna, Lucie
AU - Dillon, Rod J
AU - Volf, Petr
AU - Bates, Paul A
PY - 2010/9
Y1 - 2010/9
N2 - The binding of Leishmania promastigotes to the midgut epithelium is regarded as an essential part of the life-cycle in the sand fly vector, enabling the parasites to persist beyond the initial blood meal phase and establish the infection. However, the precise nature of the promastigote stage(s) that mediate binding is not fully understood.
AB - The binding of Leishmania promastigotes to the midgut epithelium is regarded as an essential part of the life-cycle in the sand fly vector, enabling the parasites to persist beyond the initial blood meal phase and establish the infection. However, the precise nature of the promastigote stage(s) that mediate binding is not fully understood.
KW - Animals
KW - Cell Adhesion
KW - Epithelial Cells
KW - Female
KW - Intestinal Mucosa
KW - Leishmania infantum
KW - Leishmania mexicana
KW - Psychodidae
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78149235261&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000816
DO - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000816
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 20838647
VL - 4
JO - PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
JF - PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
IS - 9
M1 - e816
ER -