Retarded <it>Onchocerca volvulus </it>L1 to L3 larval development in the <it>Simulium damnosum </it>vector after anti-wolbachial treatment of the human host

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The human parasite <it>Onchocerca volvulus </it>harbours <it>Wolbachia </it>endosymbionts essential for worm embryogenesis, larval development and adult survival. In this study, the development of <it>Wolbachia</it>-depleted microfilariae (first stage larvae) to...

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Hauptverfasser:	Albers Anna, Esum Mathias, Tendongfor Nicholas, Enyong Peter, Klarmann Ute, Wanji Samuel, Hoerauf Achim, Pfarr Kenneth
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	BMC 2012-01-01
Schriftenreihe:	Parasites & Vectors
Schlagworte:	<it>Onchocerca volvulus</it> <it>Wolbachia</it> doxycycline development onchocerciasis
Online-Zugang:	http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/5/1/12
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