"Simuliidae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A family of insects in the order DIPTERA, which include black flies, buffalo gnats and simulies. Several species are intermediate hosts (vectors) for the parasitic disease ONCHOCERCIASIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D012843
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712.500.937
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| Concept/Terms |
Simuliidae- Simuliidae
- Blackflies
- Blackfly
- Black Flies
- Black Fly
- Flies, Black
- Fly, Black
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Simuliidae" by people in Profiles.
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Peritrophic matrix of the black fly Simulium vittatum: formation, structure, and analysis of its protein components. J Exp Zool. 1994 Mar 15; 268(4):269-81.
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Gut-specific genes from the black fly Simulium vittatum encoding trypsin-like and carboxypeptidase-like proteins. Insect Mol Biol. 1993; 1(3):149-63.
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Identification of species-specific DNA sequences in North American blackflies. Trop Med Parasitol. 1988 Mar; 39(1):31-4.