<i>Phlebotomus papatasi</i> Antimicrobial Peptides in Larvae and Females and a Gut-Specific Defensin Upregulated by <i>Leishmania major</i> Infection

<i>Phlebotomus papatasi</i> is the vector of <i>Leishmania major</i>, causing cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Old World. We investigated whether <i>P. papatasi</i> immunity genes were expressed toward <i>L. major</i>, commensal gut microbes, or a combination of both. We focused on sand fly transcript...

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Principais autores:	Barbora Kykalová, Lucie Tichá, Petr Volf, Erich Loza Telleria
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	MDPI AG 2021-11-01
coleção:	Microorganisms
Assuntos:	sand fly insect immunity gut-specific response defensin <i>Leishmania</i>
Acesso em linha:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/11/2307
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