Proposal for Sequencing the Genome of the Sand Flies, Lutzomyia longipalpis and Phlebotomus papatasi

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  • Mary Ann McDowell
  • Frank Collins
  • Jesus Valenzuela
  • Shaden Kamhawi
  • Michael Lehane
چکیده

Mary Ann McDowell Center for Tropical Disease Research and Training, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, USA Frank Collins Center for Tropical Disease Research and Training, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, USA Marcelo Ramalho-Ortigao Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, USA Jesus Valenzuela Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, USA Shaden Kamhawi Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, USA Rod Dillon Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK Paul Bates Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK Michael Lehane Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK

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تاریخ انتشار 2005