Natural infections with larvae of Onchocerca species type I in the human-biting black fly, Simulium nigrogilvum (Diptera: Simuliidae), in western Thailand
Atiporn Saeung, Wichai Srisuka, Kittipat Aupalee, Masako Fukuda, Yasushi Otsuka, Kritsana Taai, Wanchai Maleewong, Hiroyuki Takaoka
Topics & Concepts
Black flyBiologySimuliumOnchocercaOnchocerciasisZoologyLarvaPhylogenetic treeMitochondrial DNACytochrome c oxidase subunit IVector (molecular biology)Onchocerca volvulusGeneticsEcologyGeneImmunologyRecombinant DNAParasitic Diseases Research and TreatmentParasite Biology and Host InteractionsInsect symbiosis and bacterial influences