Salivary antigen SP32 is the immunodominant target of the antibody response to Phlebotomus papatasi bites in humans.

• Hauptverfasser: Soumaya Marzouki (Verfasst von), Maha Abdeladhim (Verfasst von), Chaouki Ben Abdessalem (Verfasst von), Fabiano Oliveira (Verfasst von), Beya Ferjani (Verfasst von), Dana Gilmore (Verfasst von), Hechmi Louzir (Verfasst von), Jesus G Valenzuela (Verfasst von), Mélika Ben Ahmed (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) due to Leishmania major is highly prevalent in Tunisia and is transmitted by a hematophagous vector Phlebotomus papatasi (P. papatasi). While probing for a blood meal, the sand fly injects saliva into the host's skin, which contains a variety of compounds...