0440756 - MBÚ 2015 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Dvořák, V. - Halada, Petr - Hlaváčková, K. - Dokianakis, E. - Volf, P. … Total 6 authors
Identification of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry.
Parasites & Vectors. Roč. 7, č. 21 (2014), s. 1-7. ISSN 1756-3305. E-ISSN 1756-3305
Institutional support: RVO:61388971
Keywords : diptera * phlebotomine sand flies * MALDI * human pathogens
Subject RIV: EG - Zoology
Impact factor: 3.430, year: 2014 ; AIS: 0.784, rok: 2014

Background: Phlebotomine sand flies are incriminated in the transmission of several human and veterinary pathogens. To elucidate their role as vectors, proper species identification is crucial. Since traditional morphological determination is based on minute and often dubious characteristics on their head and genitalia, which require certain expertise and may be damaged in the field-collected material, there is a demand for rapid, simple and cost-effective molecular approaches.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0243848