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Leishmania sand fly interaction: progress and challenges. / Bates, Paul A.
In: Current Opinion in Microbiology, Vol. 11, No. 4, 08.2008, p. 340-344.

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Bates, PA 2008, 'Leishmania sand fly interaction: progress and challenges', Current Opinion in Microbiology, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 340-344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mib.2008.06.003

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Bates, P. A. (2008). Leishmania sand fly interaction: progress and challenges. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 11(4), 340-344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mib.2008.06.003

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Bates PA. Leishmania sand fly interaction: progress and challenges. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 2008 Aug;11(4):340-344. doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2008.06.003

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Bates, Paul A. / Leishmania sand fly interaction : progress and challenges. In: Current Opinion in Microbiology. 2008 ; Vol. 11, No. 4. pp. 340-344.

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