Bacillus sphaericus exposure reduced vector competence of Anopheles dirus to Plasmodium yoelii by upregulating the Imd signaling pathway

Abstract Background Vector control with Bacillus sphaericus (Bs) is an effective way to block the transmission of malaria. However, in practical application of Bs agents, a sublethal dose effect was often caused by insufficient dosing, and it is little known whether the Bs exposure would affect the...

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Main Authors: Shasha Yu, Pan Wang, Jie Qin, Hong Zheng, Jing Wang, Tingting Liu, Xuesen Yang, Ying Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04321-w