Characterization of α-Glucosidases From Lutzomyia longipalpis Reveals Independent Hydrolysis Systems for Plant or Blood Sugars

by Samara G. da Costa, Paul Bates, Rod Dillon, Rod Dillon, Fernando Ariel Genta, Fernando Ariel Genta
Published 2019-04-01

Characterization of Glycoside Hydrolase Families 13 and 31 Reveals Expansion and Diversification of α-Amylase Genes in the Phlebotomine Lutzomyia longipalpis and Modulation of Sand...

by Samara Graciane da Costa-Latgé, Paul Bates, Rod Dillon, Rod Dillon, Fernando Ariel Genta, Fernando Ariel Genta
Published 2021-04-01

Determination of Chitin Content in Insects: An Alternate Method Based on Calcofluor Staining

by Bianca Santos Henriques, Eloi Souza Garcia, Eloi Souza Garcia, Patricia Azambuja, Fernando Ariel Genta, Fernando Ariel Genta
Published 2020-02-01

Microorganism-Based Larval Diets Affect Mosquito Development, Size and Nutritional Reserves in the Yellow Fever Mosquito Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

by Raquel Santos Souza, Flavia Virginio, Thaís Irene Souza Riback, Lincoln Suesdek, Lincoln Suesdek, José Bonomi Barufi, Fernando Ariel Genta, Fernando Ariel Genta
Published 2019-04-01

Biochemical and Functional Characterization of Glycoside Hydrolase Family 16 Genes in Aedes aegypti Larvae: Identification of the Major Digestive β-1,3-Glucanase

by Raquel Santos Souza, Maiara do Valle Faria Gama, Renata Schama, José Bento Pereira Lima, Hector Manuel Diaz-Albiter, Fernando Ariel Genta, Fernando Ariel Genta
Published 2019-02-01

Editorial: Methods and applications in invertebrate physiology

by Natraj Krishnan, Tetsuya Tanaka, Graziano Fiorito, Fernando Ariel Genta, Pamela Imperadore
Published 2023-02-01

Digestive α-L-fucosidase activity in Rhodnius prolixus after blood feeding: effect of secretagogue and nutritional stimuli

by Maiara do Valle Faria Gama, Yasmim do Nascimento Alexandre, João Mario Pereira da Silva, Daniele Pereira Castro, Daniele Pereira Castro, Fernando Ariel Genta, Fernando Ariel Genta
Published 2023-07-01

Characterization of the Temporal Pattern of Blood Protein Digestion in Rhodnius prolixus: First Description of Early and Late Gut Cathepsins

by Bianca Santos Henriques, Bruno Gomes, Pedro Lagerblad Oliveira, Pedro Lagerblad Oliveira, Elói de Souza Garcia, Elói de Souza Garcia, Patrícia Azambuja, Patrícia Azambuja, Fernando Ariel Genta, Fernando Ariel Genta
Published 2021-01-01

Expression pattern of glycoside hydrolase genes in Lutzomyia longipalpis reveals key enzymes involved in larval digestion

by Caroline da Silva Moraes, Caroline da Silva Moraes, Hector Manuel Diaz-Albiter, Maiara do Valle Faria, Mauricio Roberto Viana Sant'Anna, Roderick James Dillon, Fernando Ariel Genta, Fernando Ariel Genta
Published 2014-08-01

Sugar feeding in triatomines: a new perspective for controlling the transmission of Chagas disease

by Mariana C. Costa, Carlos J. C. Moreira, Pedro Lagerblad de Oliveira, Pedro Lagerblad de Oliveira, José Juberg, Daniele Pereira de Castro, Daniele Pereira de Castro, Fernando Ariel Genta, Fernando Ariel Genta
Published 2024-06-01

Development of Leishmania mexicana in Lutzomyia longipalpis in the absence of sugar feeding

by Samara G da Costa, Caroline da Silva Moraes, Paul Bates, Rod Dillon, Fernando Ariel Genta
Published 2019-05-01

Digestion of Yeasts and Beta-1,3-Glucanases in Mosquito Larvae: Physiological and Biochemical Considerations.

by Raquel Santos Souza, Hector Manuel Diaz-Albiter, Vivian Maureen Dillon, Rod J Dillon, Fernando Ariel Genta
Published 2016-01-01

Structure and expression of Rhodnius prolixus GH18 chitinases and chitinase-like proteins: Characterization of the physiological role of RpCht7, a gene from subgroup VIII, in vecto...

by Maiara do Valle Faria Gama, Caroline Silva Moraes, Bruno Gomes, Hector Manuel Diaz-Albiter, Hector Manuel Diaz-Albiter, Rafael Dias Mesquita, Eloy Seabra-Junior, Patrícia Azambuja, Patrícia Azambuja, Patrícia Azambuja, Eloi de Souza Garcia, Eloi de Souza Garcia, Fernando Ariel Genta, Fernando Ariel Genta
Published 2022-10-01

Transmission blocking sugar baits for the control of Leishmania development inside sand flies using environmentally friendly beta-glycosides and their aglycones

by Tainá Neves Ferreira, Daniela Pita-Pereira, Samara Graciane Costa, Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil, Caroline Silva Moraes, Hector Manuel Díaz-Albiter, Fernando Ariel Genta
Published 2018-11-01

Penicillium citrinum UFV1 β-glucosidases: purification, characterization, and application for biomass saccharification

by Samara G. da Costa, Olinto Liparini Pereira, André Teixeira-Ferreira, Richard Hemmi Valente, Sebastião T. de Rezende, Valéria M. Guimarães, Fernando Ariel Genta
Published 2018-08-01

Age, sex, and mating status discrimination in the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis using near infra-red spectroscopy (NIRS)

by Tainá Neves Ferreira, Lilha M. B. Santos, Vanessa Valladares, Catherine M. Flanley, Mary Ann McDowell, Gabriela A. Garcia, Clélia C. Mello-Silva, Rafael Maciel-de-Freitas, Fernando Ariel Genta
Published 2024-01-01

High larvicidal efficacy of yeast-encapsulated orange oil against Aedes aegypti strains from Brazil

by Bruno Gomes, Huarlen Ogélio, Fabiane Brant, Camila Jesus Pereira-Pinto, Michael J. Workman, Monique Costa, José Bento Pereira Lima, Ademir Jesus Martins, Marcelo Ramalho-Ortigao, Ravi Durvasula, Ivy Hurwitz, Mariana Rocha David, Fernando Ariel Genta
Published 2021-05-01

P2X7 Receptor Triggers Lysosomal Leakage Through Calcium Mobilization in a Mechanism Dependent on Pannexin-1 Hemichannels

by Stephanie Alexia Cristina Silva Santos, Pedro Muanis Persechini, Bianca Monteiro Henriques-Santos, Victória Gabriela Bello-Santos, Newton G. Castro, Júlia Costa de Sousa, Fernando Ariel Genta, Marcelo Felippe Santiago, Robson Coutinho-Silva, Luiz Eduardo Baggio Savio, Eleonora Kurtenbach
Published 2022-02-01