Aedes aegypti D7 Saliva Protein Inhibits Dengue Virus Infection.

• Main Authors: Michael J Conway (Author), Berlin Londono-Renteria (Author), Andrea Troupin (Author), Alan M Watson (Author), William B Klimstra (Author), Erol Fikrig (Author), Tonya M Colpitts (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of several medically relevant arboviruses including dengue virus (DENV) types 1-4. Ae. aegypti transmits DENV by inoculating virus-infected saliva into host skin during probing and feeding. Ae. aegypti saliva contains over one hundred unique proteins and these pro...