An updated insight into the Sialotranscriptome of Triatoma infestans: developmental stage and geographic variations.

• Main Authors: Alexandra Schwarz (Author), Nora Medrano-Mercado (Author), Günter A Schaub (Author), Claudio J Struchiner (Author), M Dolores Bargues (Author), Michael Z Levy (Author), José M C Ribeiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Triatoma infestans is the main vector of Chagas disease in South America. As in all hematophagous arthropods, its saliva contains a complex cocktail that assists blood feeding by preventing platelet aggregation and blood clotting and promoting vasodilation. These salivary components can be immunolog...