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Development of Leishmania mexicana in Lutzomyia longipalpis in the absence of sugar feeding

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Development of Leishmania mexicana in Lutzomyia longipalpis in the absence of sugar feeding. / da Costa, Samara G; Moraes, Caroline da Silva; Bates, Paul et al.
In: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. 114, e180482, 01.06.2019.

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da Costa, SG, Moraes, CDS, Bates, P, Dillon, R & Genta, FA 2019, 'Development of Leishmania mexicana in Lutzomyia longipalpis in the absence of sugar feeding', Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, vol. 114, e180482. https://doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760180482

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da Costa, S. G., Moraes, C. D. S., Bates, P., Dillon, R., & Genta, F. A. (2019). Development of Leishmania mexicana in Lutzomyia longipalpis in the absence of sugar feeding. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 114, Article e180482. https://doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760180482

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da Costa SG, Moraes CDS, Bates P, Dillon R, Genta FA. Development of Leishmania mexicana in Lutzomyia longipalpis in the absence of sugar feeding. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 2019 Jun 1;114:e180482. Epub 2019 May 20. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760180482

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da Costa, Samara G ; Moraes, Caroline da Silva ; Bates, Paul et al. / Development of Leishmania mexicana in Lutzomyia longipalpis in the absence of sugar feeding. In: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 2019 ; Vol. 114.

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title = "Development of Leishmania mexicana in Lutzomyia longipalpis in the absence of sugar feeding",
abstract = "The leishmaniases are caused by Leishmania parasites and transmitted through the bites of phlebotomine sand flies. During parasite development inside the vector's midgut, promastigotes move towards the stomodeal valve, a mechanism that is crucial for transmission. It has been reported that the sugar meal acquired by sand flies during feeding between bloodmeals is essential for the development and migration of parasites. We demonstrated that the distribution of Leishmania mexicana parasites was affected by the sugar meals obtained by the sand flies. Promastigote migration towards the cardia region seems to be only partially based on the stimuli provided by sugar molecules. In the absence of sugars, significant amounts of parasites developed in the hindgut. In addition, sugar meals were important for the survival of sand flies, especially during blood digestion, presumably supporting their energy requirements.",
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