Peritrophic matrix formation and Brugia malayi microfilaria invasion of the midgut of a susceptible vector, Ochlerotatus togoi (Diptera: Culicidae)

• Main Authors: Jariyapan N., Saeung A., Intakhan N., Chanmol W., Sor-Suwan S., Phattanawiboon B., Taai K., Choochote W.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84879553337&partnerID=40&md5=8cb65e50906639863fa934c598c61b0e; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/4050
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

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...