Early Cretaceous trypanosomatids associated with fossil sand fly larvae in Burmese amber
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
;
102(5): 635-637, Aug. 2007. ilus
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| ID: lil-458638
ABSTRACT
Early Cretaceous flagellates with characters typical of trypanosomatids were found in the gut of sand fly larvae, as well as in surrounding debris, in Burmese amber. This discovery supports a hypothesis in which free-living trypanosomatids could have been acquired by sand fly larvae in their feeding environment and then carried transtadially into the adult stage. At some point in time, specific genera were introduced into vertebrates, thus establishing a dixenous life cycle.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Psychodidae
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Trypanosomatina
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Amber
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Fossils
Type of study:
Risk factors
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
/
Parasitology
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States
Institution/Affiliation country:
Oregon State University/US
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