Identification of Spiroplasma insolitum symbionts in Anopheles gambiae [version 1; referees: 2 approved, 1 not approved]

Background: Insect symbionts have the potential to block the transmission of vector-borne diseases by their hosts. The advancement of a symbiont-based transmission blocking strategy for malaria requires the identification and study of Anopheles symbionts. Methods: High throughput 16S amplicon sequen...

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Main Authors: Sharon T. Chepkemoi, Enock Mararo, Hellen Butungi, Juan Paredes, Daniel Masiga, Steven P. Sinkins, Jeremy K. Herren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wellcome 2017-09-01
Series:Wellcome Open Research
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Online Access:https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/2-90/v1