Culex pipiens and Culex restuans egg rafts harbor diverse bacterial communities compared to their midgut tissues

Abstract Background The bacterial communities associated with mosquito eggs are an essential component of the mosquito microbiota, yet there are few studies characterizing and comparing the microbiota of mosquito eggs to other host tissues. Methods We sampled gravid female Culex pipiens L. and Culex...

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Main Authors: Elijah O. Juma, Chang-Hyun Kim, Christopher Dunlap, Brian F. Allan, Chris M. Stone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04408-4

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