Salivary biomarkers in the control of mosquito-borne diseases

Abstract

anesthesia and prevent the blood from clotting in the trunk. Most of these salivary compound have been identified by studies to develop the transcriptome and proteome of salivary glands from several adult female mosquito species. It has thus been possible to identifie new transcrits associated with mosquito nutrition and new salivary protein and peptide séquences.2 Disposition of databases containing such sequences is a prerequisite for establishing salivary protein profiles of mosquitoes, studying their characteristics and properties, checking their roles and developing strategies to block them.