insect vector

collocation in English

meaningsofinsectandvector

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insect
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.sekt/us
/ˈɪn.sekt/
a type of very small animal with six legs, a body divided into three parts and usually two pairs of wings, or, more generally, any similar very ...
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vector
noun[C]
uk
/ˈvek.tər/us
/ˈvek.tɚ/
physics
something physical such as a force that has size ...
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(Definition ofinsectandvectorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Much of this work has concentrated on the search for an airborneinsectvector.
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The plan was somewhat vague: perhaps to control theinsectvector, perhaps to do work on its biology.
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Infected erythrocytes are then taken up when theinsectvectorfeeds on the host.
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The concentration of phytoplasmas, at the salivary glands of theinsectvectorafter incubation period, also varies transmission.
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The nematode can not travel outside of the wood independently; it must be transported by aninsectvector.
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The microgametes migrate within the gut of theinsectvectorand fuse with the macrogametes.
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Microfilariae are ingested byinsectvectorwhen they bite infected host.
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The disease is believed to be spread by means of aninsectvector, most likely of the order hemiptera.
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Theinsectvectoris not yet known.
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For this reason the host range of phytoplasmas is strongly dependent upon itsinsectvector.
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Noinsectvectoris involved and it is not transmitted in seeds.
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Depending on theinsectvectorand temperature, it could be anywhere between 10 (at 30) to 45 (at 10) days.
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Noinsectvectoris known.
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This species has several unique characteristics regarding development on both vertebrate and invertebrate hosts, being considered non-pathogenic for mammalian hosts whereas damaging to insect vectors.
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Despite lengthy research launched in the early 1980s, no pathogens or insect vectors have been clearly identified.
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In contrast, the blood-meal of insect vectors is digested extracellularly (within the midgut lumen).
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The role of endocrinologically active substances in mediating changes in insect hosts and insect vectors.
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