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Identification of transporters essential for survival of Leishmania promastigotes in the digestive tract of sand flies

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By Jovana Sadlova, Barbora Vojtkova, Tomas Becvar, Ulrich Dobramysl
| BioRxiv
Abstract Leishmania amastigotes ingested by female phlebotomine sand flies are exposed to a harsh and dynamic environment, markedly different from that of their mammalian host. Within the sand fly s alimentary tract, these parasite forms encounter shifts in temperature, pH and nutrient availability, which trigger significant morphological and physiological adaptations.
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Infectiousness of Leishmania major to Phlebotomus papatasi: differences between natural reservoir host Meriones shawi and laboratory model BALB/c mice

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By Barbora Vojtkova, Lenka Pacáková, Daniel Frynta, Nalia Mekarnia
| PLOS
Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article ? This is an uncorrected proof. Citation: Vojtková B, Bečvář T, Pacáková L, Frynta D, Mekarnia N, Benallal KE, et al. (2025) Infectiousness of Leishmania major to Phlebotomus papatasi: differences between natural reservoir host Meriones shawi and laboratory model BALB/c mice. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 19(6): e0013183.
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The development of L. major, L. donovani and L. martiniquensis, Leishmania currently emerging in Europe, in the sand fly species Phlebotomus perniciosus and P. tobbi

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By Jovana Sadlova, Barbora Vojtkova, Tomas Becvar, Anna Hoskova
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Citation: Sadlova J, Hoskova A, Vojtkova B, Becvar T, Volf P (2024) The development of L. major, L. donovani and L. martiniquensis, Leishmania currently emerging in Europe, in the sand fly species Phlebotomus perniciosus and P. tobbi. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 18(10): e0012597. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012597 Editor: Remi N. Charrel, Aix-Marseille Universite, FRANCE Received: July 1, 2024; Accepted: October 3, 2024; Published: October 15, 2024 Copyright: © 2024 Sadlova et al.
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