Horizontal Transmission of the Symbiont Microsporidia MB in Anopheles arabiensis

Horizontal Transmission of the Symbiont Microsporidia MB in Anopheles arabiensis

The recently discovered Anopheles symbiont, Microsporidia MB, has a strong malaria transmission-blocking phenotype in Anopheles arabiensis, the predominant Anopheles gambiae species complex member in many active transmission areas in eastern Africa. The ability of Microsporidia MB to block Plasmodiu...

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Main Authors: Godfrey Nattoh, Tracy Maina, Edward E. Makhulu, Lilian Mbaisi, Enock Mararo, Fidel G. Otieno, Tullu Bukhari, Thomas O. Onchuru, Evan Teal, Juan Paredes, Joel L. Bargul, David M. Mburu, Everline A. Onyango, Gabriel Magoma, Steven P. Sinkins, Jeremy K. Herren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
symbiosis
Anopheles
malaria
vector
Microsporidia
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.647183/full

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