Species diversity and blood meal sources of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.105831
Abstract: Phlebotomine sand flies can transmit several species of the genus Leishmania, that cause leishmaniasis, a serious neglected tropical disease worldwide. Although Mexico is an endemic country for the disease, studies on the biology, ecology, and… read more here.
Keywords: meal sources; sand; sand flies; blood meal ... See more keywords
Blood meal drives de novo lipogenesis in the fat body of Rhodnius prolixus.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2020.103511
Abstract: In insects, lipids are stored in the fat body mainly as triacylglycerol. Lipids can be directly provided by digestion and incorporated from the hemolymph, or synthesized de novo from other substrates such as carbohydrates and… read more here.
Keywords: novo lipogenesis; fat body; body; blood meal ... See more keywords
Synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy for detecting blood meal and blood products.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.06.076
Abstract: Fluorescence spectroscopy is a powerful method for protein analysis. Its sensitivity and selectivity allow its use for the detection of blood meal and blood products. This study proposes a novel approach for the detection of… read more here.
Keywords: hemoglobin; fluorescence spectroscopy; blood meal; blood ... See more keywords
Midichloria mitochondrii, endosymbiont of Ixodes ricinus: evidence for the transmission to the vertebrate host during the tick blood meal.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.08.008
Abstract: Ticks are important vectors of a variety of pathogens affecting humans and other animals, but they also harbor numerous microorganisms whose role is still limitedly investigated. Ixodes ricinus harbors the endosymbiont Midichloria mitochondrii, which is… read more here.
Keywords: vertebrate host; ixodes ricinus; midichloria mitochondrii; blood meal ... See more keywords
Detection of Dirofilaria DNA and host blood-meal identification in Culicoides paolae biting midges
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DOI: 10.1017/s0031182022000440
Abstract: Abstract Abstract The vectorial role of blood-sucking arthropods, other than mosquitoes, has been explored for Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens which are filarioids of increasing interest due to their zoonotic potential. Given the expansion of… read more here.
Keywords: biting midges; culicoides paolae; blood meal; dirofilaria ... See more keywords
Blood meal-induced inhibition of vector-borne disease by transgenic microbiota
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06580-9
Abstract: Vector-borne diseases are a substantial portion of the global disease burden; one of the deadliest of these is malaria. Vector control strategies have been hindered by mosquito and pathogen resistances, and population alteration approaches using… read more here.
Keywords: vector; vector borne; disease; blood meal ... See more keywords
Blood meal identification in the cryptic species Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii using MALDI-TOF MS
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DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2018041
Abstract: Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has recently emerged in entomology as a technique to identify arthropods and their blood meal source. In this study, female Anopheles gambiae were fed on five host… read more here.
Keywords: identification; maldi tof; blood; blood meal ... See more keywords
Identification of bloodmeal sources of triatomines captured in the Paraguayan Chaco region of South America by means of molecular biology analysis
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DOI: 10.1080/20477724.2020.1716558
Abstract: ABSTRACT The Paraguayan Chaco is an isolated environment with its own unique ecosystem. In this region, Chagas disease remains a health problem. Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, and it is primarily… read more here.
Keywords: paraguayan chaco; triatomines captured; blood meal; blood ... See more keywords
Host blood‐meal source has a strong impact on gut microbiota of Aedes aegypti
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DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiy213
Abstract: &NA; Gut microbial communities of mosquitoes can influence vector susceptibility to pathogens, yet the factors that govern their composition remain poorly understood. We investigated the impact of host blood‐meal source on gut microbiota of Aedes… read more here.
Keywords: host blood; meal source; blood; blood meal ... See more keywords
Detection of Leishmania DNA and Blood Meal Identification in Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) From Lençois Maranhenses National Park Region, Brazil
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DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjx230
Abstract: Abstract To elucidate portions of the transmission cycles of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) and visceral leishmaniasis (VL) occurring in the region surrounding the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, an important tourist center in Brazil, the present… read more here.
Keywords: leishmania; region; sand flies; blood meal ... See more keywords
Amino acid digestibility in six sources of meat and bone meal, blood meal, and soybean meal fed to growing pigs
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DOI: 10.1139/cjas-2017-0217
Abstract: Abstract: Standardized ileal digestibility (SID) of amino acids (AAs) by growing pigs was determined in blood meal and six sources of meat and bone meal (MBM). Eighteen ileal-cannulated barrows (initial body weight: 69.3 ± 4.4… read more here.
Keywords: growing pigs; meal; blood meal; six sources ... See more keywords