Aerobic Microbial Community of Insectary Population of Phlebotomus papatasi.

• Main Authors: Naseh Maleki-Ravasan (Author), Mohammad Ali Oshaghi (Author), Sara Hajikhani (Author), Zahra Saeidi (Author), Amir Ahmad Akhavan (Author), Mohsen Gerami-Shoar (Author), Mohammad Hasan Shirazi (Author), Bagher Yakhchali (Author), Yavar Rassi (Author), Davoud Afshar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Microbes particularly bacteria presenting in the gut of haematophagous insects may have an important role in the epidemiology of human infectious disease. Methods: The microbial flora of gut and surrounding environmental of a laboratory strain of Phlebotomus papatasi, the main vector of...