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These build up in the midgut of the flea, blocking its digestive tract.
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James P. Close, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2020
The midgut, the equivalent of an insect’s stomach, is seen in red.
—Lisa Raffensperger, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2013
Once in the mosquito, the viruses invade the cells of its midgut.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 17 Aug. 2012
The vaccine would then attack the parasites in the mosquitoes’ midguts, making them unable to infect anyone else.
—BostonGlobe.com, 19 Dec. 2019
On the seventh day of this process, Vignuzzi and his postdoc Kenneth Stapleford dissected the mosquitoes, extracting virus from the midgut, salivary glands and saliva, and sequencing the viruses found in each sample.
—Quanta Magazine, 25 Aug. 2015
In addition, the scientists found that these trilobites’ digestive systems included a midgut gland, which in modern arthropods is typically found in predators.
—National Geographic, 6 Feb. 2017
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James P. Close, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2020
The midgut, the equivalent of an insect’s stomach, is seen in red.
—Lisa Raffensperger, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2013
Once in the mosquito, the viruses invade the cells of its midgut.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 17 Aug. 2012
The vaccine would then attack the parasites in the mosquitoes’ midguts, making them unable to infect anyone else.
—BostonGlobe.com, 19 Dec. 2019
On the seventh day of this process, Vignuzzi and his postdoc Kenneth Stapleford dissected the mosquitoes, extracting virus from the midgut, salivary glands and saliva, and sequencing the viruses found in each sample.
—Quanta Magazine, 25 Aug. 2015
In addition, the scientists found that these trilobites’ digestive systems included a midgut gland, which in modern arthropods is typically found in predators.
—National Geographic, 6 Feb. 2017
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midgut
noun
mid·gut
ˈmid-ˌgət 
1
: the middle part of the digestive tract of a vertebrate embryo that in humans gives rise to the more distal part of the duodenum and to the jejunum, ileum, cecum and appendix, ascending colon, and much of the transverse colon
2
: the mesodermal intermediate part of the intestine of an invertebrate animal
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