%0 Journal Article
%T Bacterial diversity of the American sand fly Lutzomyia intermedia using high-throughput metagenomic sequencing
%A Ana Clara Machado Ara¨˛jo Pires
%A Carolina Cunha Monteiro
%A Jose Carlos Miranda
%A Luis Eduardo Martinez Villegas
%A Nagila Francinete Costa Secundino
%A Paulo Filemon Paolucci Pimenta
%A Thais Bonif¨˘cio Campolina
%J Archive of "Parasites & Vectors".
%D 2016
%R 10.1186/s13071-016-1767-z
%X Parasites of the genus Leishmania cause a broad spectrum of diseases, collectively known as leishmaniasis, in humans worldwide. American cutaneous leishmaniasis is a neglected disease transmitted by sand fly vectors including Lutzomyia intermedia, a proven vector. The female sand fly can acquire or deliver Leishmania spp. parasites while feeding on a blood meal, which is required for nutrition, egg development and survival. The microbiota composition and abundance varies by food source, life stages and physiological conditions. The sand fly microbiota can affect parasite life-cycle in the vector
%K Lutzomyia intermedia
%K Native microbiota
%K Metagenomics
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5007851/