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1. Vector Biology: Tyrosine Degradation Protects Blood Feeders from Death via La Grande Bouffe.

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Kopáček, Petr and Perner, Jan

Subjects
*GENETIC vectors, *CONENOSES, *DISEASE vectors, *TYROSINE, *MOSQUITO vectors
Abstract

Summary Blood-feeding arthropods digest vast amounts of host-blood nutrients. A new study suggests that tyrosine degradation is essential for the survival of blood-fed kissing bugs, mosquitoes, and ticks. This finding presents a promising target for the control of these disease vectors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2016
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