• An insight into the sialome, mialome and virome of the horn fly, Haematobia irritans 

      Ribeiro, J.M.; Debat, Humberto Julio; Boiani, M.; Ures, X.; Rocha, S.; Breijo, M. (BMC, 2019-07-29)
      Background: The horn fly (Haematobia irritans) is an obligate blood feeder that causes considerable economic losses in livestock industries worldwide. The control of this cattle pest is mainly based on insecticides; ...
    • An insight into the sialotranscriptome and virome of Amazonian anophelines 

      Scarpassa, Vera Margarete; Debat, Humberto Julio; Alencar, Ronildo Baiatone; Ferreira Saraiva, José; Calvo, Eric; Arcà, Bruno; Ribeiro, José M. C. (BioMed Central, 2019)
      Background: Saliva of mosquitoes contains anti-platelet, anti-clotting, vasodilatory, anti-complement and antiinflammatory substances that help the blood feeding process. The salivary polypeptides are at a fast pace ...