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Genus: Phlebotomus

Known as: Phlebotomus, sand fly 
A genus of PSYCHODIDAE which functions as the vector of a number of pathogenic organisms, including LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA TROPICA… 
National Institutes of Health

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MicrobiologicalUrban cutaneous leishmaniasisaspects of radiation effectsphysiological aspects

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Phlebotomus <subgenus>

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Psychodidae

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Salivary Gland Transcriptomes and Proteomes of Phlebotomus tobbi and Phlebotomus sergenti, Vectors of Leishmaniasis
Background Phlebotomus tobbi is a vector of Leishmania infantum, and P. sergenti is a vector of Leishmania tropica. Le. infantum… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Lectins and toxins in the plant diet of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) can kill Leishmania major promastigotes in the sandfly and in culture.
Leishmania major promastigotes are agglutinated and die in their vector, Phlebotomus papatasi, after the sandflies feed on some… 
1999
1999
Interspecific hybridization and genetic variability of Phlebotomus sandflies
The first successful hybridization is reported between Phlebotomus papatasi and P. duboscqi, two important Old World sandfly… 
1999
1999
Associations of Phlebotomus orientalis and other sandflies with vegetation types in the eastern Sudan focus of kala‐azar
Abundances of Phlebotomus orientalis, P. papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) and other sandflies were investigated in relation to… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Phlebotomus papatasi Saliva Inhibits Protein Phosphatase Activity and Nitric Oxide Production by Murine Macrophages
ABSTRACT Leishmania parasites, transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies, are obligate intracellular parasites of macrophages. The… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Bloodmeal digestion in the midgut of Phlebotomus papatasi and Phlebotomus langeroni
Abstract. Bloodmeal digestion in midguts of the sandflies Phlebotomus papatasi and Phlebotomus langeroni (Diptera: Psychodidae… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Honeydew sugars in wild‐caught Phlebotomus ariasi detected by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and gas chromatography (GC)
Abstract. Phlebotomus ariasi Tonnoir sandflies were caught in light traps hung in oak trees and in a house in the Cévennes focus… 
1981
1981
Leishmaniasis in Tuscany (Italy) V. Further isolation of Leishmania from Rattus rattus in the Province of Grosseto.
Rattus rattus and Vulpes vulpes from an inland human and dog leishmaniasis focus of the Province of Grosseto (Tuscany, Italy… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
NATURAL INFECTIONS OF LEPTOMONAD FLAGELLATES IN PANAMANIAN PHLEBOTOMUS SANDFLIES.
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
Leishmaniasis in the Sudan Republic. 9. Ecological relationships of sandfly species and Leishmania infection.
Summary In Paloich District of Upper Nile Province, Sudan, an area with a long history of heavy kalaazar endemicity, no… 
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