First isolation of microorganisms from the gut diverticulum of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae): new perspectives for an insect-bacteria association

First isolation of microorganisms from the gut diverticulum of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae): new perspectives for an insect-bacteria association

We show for the first time that the ventral diverticulum of the mosquito gut (impermeable sugar storage organ) harbors microorganisms. The gut diverticulum from newly emerged and non-fed Aedes aegypti was dissected under aseptic conditions, homogenized and plated on BHI medium. Microbial isolates we...

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Main Authors: Desiely Silva Gusmão, Adão Valmir Santos, Danyelle Cristine Marini, Érica de Souza Russo, Anelise Maria Dias Peixoto, Maurício Bacci Júnior, Marília Amorim Berbert-Molina, Francisco José Alves Lemos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2007-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Aedes aegypti
gut diverticulum
microbiota
Serratia sp
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