title: Melanization response of two mosquito species against Wuchereria bancrofti.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Faculty of Al Arish Education, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Soliman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abo-Ghalia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Merdan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shoukry
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D008543:Melanins