Does the Arthropod Microbiota Impact the Establishment of Vector-Borne Diseases in Mammalian Hosts?

Constance A. M. Finney; Shaden Kamhawi; James D. Wasmuth

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1004646

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Does the Arthropod Microbiota Impact the Establishment of Vector-Borne Diseases in Mammalian Hosts?

Constance A. M. Finney ,

* E-mail: constance.finney@ucalgary.ca

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Shaden Kamhawi,

Affiliation Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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James D. Wasmuth

Affiliation Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Does the Arthropod Microbiota Impact the Establishment of Vector-Borne Diseases in Mammalian Hosts?

Constance A. M. Finney,
Shaden Kamhawi,
James D. Wasmuth

Published: April 9, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004646

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