Midgut microbiota of the malaria mosquito vector Anopheles gambiae and interactions with Plasmodium falciparum infection.

Midgut microbiota of the malaria mosquito vector Anopheles gambiae and interactions with Plasmodium falciparum infection.

The susceptibility of Anopheles mosquitoes to Plasmodium infections relies on complex interactions between the insect vector and the malaria parasite. A number of studies have shown that the mosquito innate immune responses play an important role in controlling the malaria infection and that the str...

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Main Authors: Anne Boissière, Majoline T Tchioffo, Dipankar Bachar, Luc Abate, Alexandra Marie, Sandrine E Nsango, Hamid R Shahbazkia, Parfait H Awono-Ambene, Elena A Levashina, Richard Christen, Isabelle Morlais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3364955?pdf=render

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