Natural Microbe-Mediated Refractoriness to <i>Plasmodium</i> Infection in <i>Anopheles gambiae</i>

Abstract excerpt

Malaria parasite transmission depends on the successful transition of Plasmodium through discrete developmental stages in the lumen of the mosquito midgut. Like the human intestinal tract, the mosquito midgut contains a diverse microbial flora, which may compromise the ability of Plasmodium to establish infection. We have identified an Enterobacter bacterium isolated from wild mosquito populations in Zambia that...