Habitat disturbance and the organization of bacterial communities in Neotropical hematophagous arthropods.

The microbiome plays a key role in the biology, ecology and evolution of arthropod vectors of human pathogens. Vector-bacterial interactions could alter disease transmission dynamics through modulating pathogen replication and/or vector fitness. Nonetheless, our understanding of the factors shaping...

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Main Authors: Kelly L Bennett, Alejandro Almanza, W Owen McMillan, Kristin Saltonstall, Evangelina López Vdovenko, Jorge S Vinda, Luis Mejia, Kaitlin Driesse, Luis F De León, Jose R Loaiza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222145