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Sand Fly Genetics

Sand Fly Genetics is a scientific discipline that constitutes the study of heredity and genetic variation in sand flies, distinguished by its focus on the molecular, population, and functional genetic mechanisms underlying traits relevant to their biology, vectorial capacity, and evolutionary history.

54

Publications

1.8K

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239

Authors

100

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3

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Publications

54

The Mating Competence of Geographically Diverse Leishmania major Strains in Their Natural and Unnatural Sand Fly Vectors

Ehud Inbar, Natalia S. Akopyants, Mélanie Charmoy et al. · PLoS Genetics · 2013 · 109 citations · Full text

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Cross-species genetic exchange between visceral and cutaneous strains of <i>Leishmania</i> in the sand fly vector

Audrey Romano, Ehud Inbar, Alain Debrabant et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2014 · 97 citations · Full text

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The paratransgenic sand fly: A platform for control of Leishmania transmission

Ivy Hurwitz, Heidi Hillesland, Annabeth Fieck et al. · Parasites & Vectors · 2011 · 89 citations · Full text

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Deficiency in β1,3-Galactosyltransferase of a Leishmania major Lipophosphoglycan Mutant Adversely Influences the Leishmania-Sand Fly Interaction

Barbara A. Butcher, Salvatore J. Turco, Beth Ann Hilty et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1996 · 82 citations · Full text

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Variation in the salivary peptide, maxadilan, from species in the <i>Lutzomyia longipalpis</i> complex

L. M. Field, A. A. James, Gregory C. Lanzaro et al. · Insect Molecular Biology · 1999 · 74 citations · Full text

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Authors

239

  1. DL
    David L. Sacks

    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, United States

    4 publications · 307 citations

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    h-index

  2. SM
    Stephen M. Beverley

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    4 publications · 263 citations

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  3. LE
    Leonard E. Munstermann

    Yale University, United States

    4 publications · 133 citations

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  4. AA
    Alexandre A. Peixoto

    Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil

    3 publications · 81 citations

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  5. JS
    Jahangheer Shaik

    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, United States

    3 publications · 225 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

100

  1. Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    9 h-index

    32 publications

    1K citations

  2. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    8 h-index

    34 publications

    2.4K citations

  3. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

    Bethesda, United States

    7 h-index

    34 publications

    2.4K citations

  4. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    295 citations

  5. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

    Galveston, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    307 citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    240 citations

  7. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    874 citations

  8. Keele University

    Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    64 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Medical Entomology

    6 publications · 133 citations

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  2. Insect Molecular Biology

    5 publications · 206 citations

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  4. Medical and Veterinary Entomology

    3 publications · 116 citations

    3

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  5. Parasites & Vectors

    3 publications · 125 citations

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