Wild specimens of sand fly phlebotomine Lutzomyia evansi, vector of leishmaniasis, show high abundance of Methylobacterium and natural carriage of Wolbachia and Cardinium types in the midgut microbiome

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(2018) Serap Aksoy   Cell Host & Microbe

Gut Microbes Egested during Bites of Infected Sand Flies Augment Severity of Leishmaniasis via Inflammasome-Derived IL-1β

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Diversity patterns, Leishmania DNA detection, and bloodmeal identification of Phlebotominae sand flies in villages in northern Colombia

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Molecular detection of Wolbachia pipientis in natural populations of sandfly vectors of Leishmania infantum in endemic areas: first detection in Lutzomyia longipalpis

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Molecular detection and identification of Wolbachia in three species of the genus Lutzomyia on the Colombian Caribbean coast

(2017) Rafael José Vivero et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Bacterial diversity of wild-caught Lutzomyia longipalpis (a vector of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil) under distinct physiological conditions by metagenomics analysis

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(2017) Francis M. Jiggins   PLOS BIOLOGY

An integrated overview of the midgut bacterial flora composition of Phlebotomus perniciosus, a vector of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in the Western Mediterranean Basin

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Structural differences in gut bacteria communities in developmental stages of natural populations of Lutzomyia evansi from Colombia's Caribbean coast

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Insect Gut Bacterial Diversity Determined by Environmental Habitat, Diet, Developmental Stage, and Phylogeny of Host

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High-Throughput PCR Assays To Monitor Wolbachia Infection in the Dengue Mosquito (Aedes aegypti) and Drosophila simulans

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(2012) D. R. Colman et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Still a Host of Hosts for Wolbachia: Analysis of Recent Data Suggests That 40% of Terrestrial Arthropod Species Are Infected

(2012) Roman Zug et al.   PLoS One

Investigation of the Bacterial Communities Associated with Females of Lutzomyia Sand Fly Species from South America

(2012) Mauricio R. V. Sant’Anna et al.   PLoS One

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Wolbachia detection: an assessment of standard PCR Protocols

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Metagenomic Analysis of Taxa Associated with Lutzomyia longipalpis, Vector of Visceral Leishmaniasis, Using an Unbiased High-Throughput Approach

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Lutzomyia Sand Fly Diversity and Rates of Infection by Wolbachia and an Exotic Leishmania Species on Barro Colorado Island, Panama

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Diversity and Phylogeny of Cardinium (Bacteroidetes) in Armored Scale Insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)

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Anopheles gambiae PGRPLC-Mediated Defense against Bacteria Modulates Infections with Malaria Parasites

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The Genetics and Cell Biology ofWolbachia-Host Interactions

(2008) Laura R. Serbus et al.   Annual Review of Genetics

Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) and urbanization of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil

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The Aedes aegypti Toll Pathway Controls Dengue Virus Infection

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