Refractoriness of Sergentomyia schwetzi to Leishmania spp. is mediated by the peritrophic matrix.

• Main Authors: Jovana Sadlova (Author), Miroslav Homola (Author), Jitka Myskova (Author), Magdalena Jancarova (Author), Petr Volf (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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The peritrophic matrix (PM) is an acellular chitin-containing envelope which in most blood sucking insects encloses the ingested blood meal and protects the midgut epithelium. Type I PM present in sand flies and other blood sucking batch feeders is secreted around the meal by the entire midgut in re...