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Leishmania in Kenyan phlebotomine sandflies—I. Leishmania aethiopica in the midgut of naturally infected Phlebotomus pedifer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

John B. Kaddu  and
Mutuku J. Mutinga
John B. Kaddu
Affiliation:
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
Mutuku J. Mutinga
Affiliation:
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
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Abstract

Ultrastructural studies were carried out on wild Kenyan sandflies (Phlebotomus pedifer) naturally infected with Leishmania aethiopica. The promastigotes were attached to structures resembling pieces of a peritrophic membrane. They were located amongst long microvilli and also deep in the cytoplasm of the gut cells. The factors which influence the invasion of the parasites into cells are not known and need to be investigated.

Keywords

Leishmaniasandfliesperitrophic membranemidgutgut cellsdesmosome
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Research Article
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 2 , Issue 4 , December 1981 , pp. 245 - 250
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Copyright © ICIPE 1981

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