Host Modulation by a Parasite: How Leishmania infantum Modifies the Intestinal Environment of Lutzomyia longipalpis to Favor Its Development

• Vania Cristina Santos,

  Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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• Vladimir Fazito Vale,

  Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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• Sydnei Magno Silva,

  Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Uberlandia (UFU), Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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• Alexandre Alves Sousa Nascimento,

  Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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• Natalia Alvim Araujo Saab,

  Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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• Rodrigo Pedro Pinto Soares,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Medical Entomology, Centro de Pesquisas Rene Rachou (CPqRR), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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• Marilene Suzan Marques Michalick,

  Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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• Ricardo Nascimento Araujo,

  Affiliations Department of Parasitology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, National Institute of Science and Technology-Molecular Entomology, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq), Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil

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• Marcos Horacio Pereira,

  Affiliations Department of Parasitology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, National Institute of Science and Technology-Molecular Entomology, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq), Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil

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• Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara,

  Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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• Nelder Figueiredo Gontijo

  * E-mail: nelder@icb.ufmg.br

  Affiliations Department of Parasitology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, National Institute of Science and Technology-Molecular Entomology, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq), Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil

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