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

• Main Authors: Narissara Jariyapan, Atiporn Saeung, Nuchpicha Intakhan, Wetpisit Chanmol, Sriwatapron Sor-Suwan, Benjarat Phattanawiboon, Kritsana Taai, Wej Choochote
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84879553337&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/47828
• 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...