Ultrastructural evidence from Phlebotomus langeroni experim-entally infected with Leishmania infantum was found from day 4 postinfection to support the hypothesis that shed midgut cells act as an important nutrient source for the parasite. Thirteen areas of degenerating cells occurred in 12 sections of infected flies compared to none in complementary controls 8 days post-infection. Parasites penetrated degenerating cells in 7 of 30 flies sectioned (days 8-11 post-infection), and were frequently found packed around shed cells in the gut lumen. No melanisation was observed, suggesting that although higher cell turnover was probably induced by parasites they did not destroy intact cells.
El - Sattar, S., Dillon, R., & El - Sawaf, B. (2018). Does Leishmania infantum Use Degenerating Midgut Cells of The Vector as A Nutrient Source?. Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, E. Medical Entomology & Parasitology, 10(1), 21-28. doi: 10.21608/eajbse.2018.14457
MLA
Sanaa A. El - Sattar; Rod J. Dillon; Bahira M. El - Sawaf. "Does Leishmania infantum Use Degenerating Midgut Cells of The Vector as A Nutrient Source?". Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, E. Medical Entomology & Parasitology, 10, 1, 2018, 21-28. doi: 10.21608/eajbse.2018.14457
HARVARD
El - Sattar, S., Dillon, R., El - Sawaf, B. (2018). 'Does Leishmania infantum Use Degenerating Midgut Cells of The Vector as A Nutrient Source?', Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, E. Medical Entomology & Parasitology, 10(1), pp. 21-28. doi: 10.21608/eajbse.2018.14457
VANCOUVER
El - Sattar, S., Dillon, R., El - Sawaf, B. Does Leishmania infantum Use Degenerating Midgut Cells of The Vector as A Nutrient Source?. Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, E. Medical Entomology & Parasitology, 2018; 10(1): 21-28. doi: 10.21608/eajbse.2018.14457
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