Peritrophic matrix formation and Brugia malayi microfilaria invasion of the midgut of a susceptible vector, Ochlerotatus togoi (Diptera: Culicidae)
The mosquito midgut is the first site that vector-borne pathogens contact during their multiplication, differentiation, or migration from blood meal to other tissues before transmission. After blood feeding, the mosquitoes synthesize a chitinous structure called peritrophic matrix (PM) that envelops...
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2014
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