Genome of Rhodnius prolixus, an insect vector of Chagas disease, reveals unique adaptations to hematophagy and parasite infection

Rhodnius prolixus not only has served as a model organism for the study of insect physiology, but also is a major vector of Chagas disease, an illness that affects approximately seven million people worldwide. We sequenced the genome of R. prolixus, generated assembled sequences covering 95% of the...

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Autores principales: Rivera Pomar, Rolando Víctor, Calderón Fernández, Gustavo Mario, Esponda Behrens, Natalia, Juárez, Marta Patricia, Lavore, Andrés E., Ons, Sheila, Pagola, Lucía Elena, Pascual, Agustina, Pedrini, Nicolás
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2015
Materias:
Biología
Chagas disease
Genome
Hematophagy
Immunity
Rhodnius prolixus
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/87041
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SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata

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