Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5670938 | Acta Tropica | 2017 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Sand flies are natural hosts of various microorganisms. Due to their epidemiological importance, sand fly colonies are kept in laboratories to be studied in terms of their biology and vector/host/parasite interactions. In order to investigate the presence of oviposition pheromones in Nyssomyia neivai, experiments using Solid Phase Microextraction (SPME) were performed. However, siloxanes which is an external class of contamination, present in breeding containers made by plaster used to maintain sand flies in colonies, may be hindered the experiments.
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Authors
Thais Marchi Goulart, Christiann Davis Tosta, Vicente Estevam Machado, Flávia Benini da Rocha Silva, Camila Feitosa de Castro, Dennys Ghenry Samillan Ortiz, Wanderson Henrique Cruz Oliveira, Mara Cristina Pinto,