Patrı́cia Azambuja

Genome of <i>Rhodnius prolixus</i> , an insect vector of Chagas disease, reveals unique adaptations to hematophagy and parasite infection

Rafael D. Mesquita, Raquel J. Vionette-Amaral, Carl Lowenberger et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2015 · 363 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Entomology, Immunology +17

Gut microbiota and parasite transmission by insect vectors

Patrı́cia Azambuja, Elói S. Garcia, Norman A. Ratcliffe · Trends in Parasitology · 2005 · 247 citations

Life Sciences, Entomology, Microbiology +16

An Insight into the Transcriptome of the Digestive Tract of the Bloodsucking Bug, Rhodnius prolixus

José M. C. Ribeiro, Fernando Ariel Genta, Marcos Henrique Ferreira Sorgine et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2014 · 214 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Entomology, Molecular Biology +13

Isolation of Serratia marcescens in the midgut of Rhodnius prolixus: impact on the establishment of the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi in the vector

Patrı́cia Azambuja, Denise Feder, E.S. Garcia · Experimental Parasitology · 2004 · 196 citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Infectious Diseases +16

Development and interactions of Trypanosoma cruzi within the insect vector

E.S. Garcia, Patrı́cia Azambuja · Parasitology Today · 1991 · 154 citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Entomology +14