Melanization response of two mosquito species against Wuchereria bancrofti.
The melanization response of two mosquito against Wuchereria bancrofti was studied under different conditions of temperatures, adult age and feeding regimes. The two mosquito species were Culex pipiens, a susceptible species for W. bancrofti transmission and Aedes Caspius, a refractory one.
Soliman
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Department of Zoology, Faculty of Al Arish Education, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
Abo-Ghalia
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Merdan
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Shoukry
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D000330:Aedes / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D003465:Culex / Q000469:parasitology*; D004605:Elephantiasis, Filarial / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000469:parasitology*; D007814:Larva / Q000469:parasitology; D008543:Melanins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti / Q000502:physiology*
D008543:Melanins