Molecular detection and identification of Wolbachia in three species of the genus Lutzomyia on the Colombian Caribbean coast

ABSTRACT: Background: The hematophagous habits of insects belonging to the genus Lutzomyia (Diptera: Psychodidae), as well as their role as biological vectors of Leishmania species, make their presence an indication of infection risk. In the present study, seven species of Lutzomyia were identified...

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Autores:

Vivero Gómez, Rafael José
Cadavid Restrepo, Gloria
Moreno Herrera, Claudia Ximena
Uribe Soto, Sandra Inés

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2017

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/38556

Acceso en línea:

https://hdl.handle.net/10495/38556

Palabra clave:

Proteínas de la Membrana Bacteriana Externa
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
Región del Caribe
Caribbean Region
Colombia
Insectos Vectores
Insect Vectors
Psychodidae
Wolbachia
Leishmaniasis
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001425
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017691
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003105
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007303
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011576
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020577
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007896

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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/co/