Immunogenic Salivary Proteins of Triatoma infestans: Development of a Recombinant Antigen for the Detection of Low-Level Infestation of Triatomines

• Alexandra Schwarz ,

  * E-mail: alexandraschwarz@arcor.de

  Affiliations School of Biological Sciences, Zoology Building, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, Group Zoology/Parasitology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany

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• Stefan Helling,

  Affiliation Medizinisches Proteom-Center, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany

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• Nicolas Collin,

  Affiliation Vector Molecular Biology Unit, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

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• Clarissa R. Teixeira,

  Affiliation Vector Molecular Biology Unit, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

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• Nora Medrano-Mercado,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Chagas Disease and Immunoparasitology, Biology Department–Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnología, Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Cochabamba, Bolivia

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• Jen C. C. Hume,

  Affiliation International Studies of Malaria and Entomology Section, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

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• Teresa C. Assumpção,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Host-Parasite Interface, University of Brasilia, Brasilia-DF, Brazil

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• Katrin Marcus,

  Affiliation Medizinisches Proteom-Center, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany

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• Christian Stephan,

  Affiliation Medizinisches Proteom-Center, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany

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• Helmut E. Meyer,

  Affiliation Medizinisches Proteom-Center, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany

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• José M. C. Ribeiro,

  Affiliation Vector Molecular Biology Unit, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

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• Peter F. Billingsley,

  Affiliations School of Biological Sciences, Zoology Building, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, Sanaria, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

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• Jesus G. Valenzuela ,

  ¶These authors are joint senior authors on this work.

  Affiliation Vector Molecular Biology Unit, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

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• Jeremy M. Sternberg ,

  ¶These authors are joint senior authors on this work.

  Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, Zoology Building, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

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• Günter A. Schaub

  ¶These authors are joint senior authors on this work.

  Affiliation Group Zoology/Parasitology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany

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