Microbiomes of North American Triatominae: The Grounds for Chagas Disease Epidemiology

Microbiomes of North American Triatominae: The Grounds for Chagas Disease Epidemiology

Insect microbiomes influence many fundamental host traits, including functions of practical significance such as their capacity as vectors to transmit parasites and pathogens. The knowledge on the diversity and development of the gut microbiomes in various blood feeding insects is thus crucial not o...

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Main Authors: Sonia M. Rodríguez-Ruano, Veronika Škochová, Ryan O. M. Rego, Justin O. Schmidt, Walter Roachell, Václav Hypša, Eva Nováková
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Triatominae
microbiome
ontogeny
Trypanosoma cruzi
Rhodnius prolixus
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01167/full

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