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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): Q-Exactive HF mass spectrometer
ORGANISM(S): Rhodnius Prolixus (ncbitaxon:13249)
SUBMITTER: Sabrina Bousbata radouane ouali
PROVIDER: MSV000085406 | MassIVE | Tue May 12 22:34:00 BST 2020
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PXD019150
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
Ouali Radouane R Valentim de Brito Karen Caroline KC Salmon Didier D Bousbata Sabrina S
Proteomes 20200724 3
Chagas disease is one of the most common parasitic infections in Latin America, which is transmitted by hematophagous triatomine bugs, of which <i>Rhodnius prolixus</i> is the vector prototype for the study of this disease. The protozoan parasite <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i>, the etiologic agent of this disease, is transmitted by the vector to humans through the bite wound or mucosa. The passage of the parasite through the digestive tract of its vector constitutes a key step in its developmental cyc ...[more]