Aerobic midgut microbiota of sand fly vectors of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis from northern Iran, a step toward finding potential paratransgenic candidates

Leishmaniasis is caused by Leishmania parasites and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected sand flies. Development of Leishmania to infective metacyclic promastigotes occurs within the sand fly gut...

Source: Parasites and Vectors - January 7, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Fateh Karimian, Hassan Vatandoost, Yavar Rassi, Naseh Maleki-Ravasan, Mehdi Mohebali, Mohammad Hasan Shirazi, Mona Koosha, Nayyereh Choubdar and Mohammad Ali Oshaghi Tags: Research Source Type: research