Laboratory colonization by Dirofilaria immitis alters the microbiome of female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Laboratory colonization by Dirofilaria immitis alters the microbiome of female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Abstract Background The ability of blood-feeding arthropods to successfully acquire and transmit pathogens of medical and veterinary importance has been shown to be interfered with, or enhanced by, the arthropod’s native microbiome. Mosquitoes transmit viruses, protozoan and filarial nematodes, the...

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Main Authors: Abdulsalam Adegoke, Erik Neff, Amie Geary, Montana Ciara Husser, Kevin Wilson, Shawn Michael Norris, Guha Dharmarajan, Shahid Karim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Mosquitoes
Aedes aegypti
Microbiome
Metagenome
Dirofilaria immitis
Dog heartworm
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04218-8

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