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Intra-specific diversity of Serratia marcescens in Anopheles mosquito midgut defines Plasmodium transmission capacity.
Scientific reports - 1 Jan 2013
Bando Hironori, Okado Kiyoshi, Guelbeogo Wamdaogo M, Badolo Athanase, Aonuma Hiroka, Nelson Bryce, Fukumoto Shinya, Xuan Xuenan, Sagnon N'fale, Kanuka Hirotaka
Abstract excerpt
A critical stage in malaria transmission occurs in the Anopheles mosquito midgut, when the malaria parasite, Plasmodium, ingested with blood, first makes contact with the gut epithelial surface. To understand the response mechanisms within the midgut environment, including those influenced by resident microbiota against Plasmodium, we focus on a midgut bacteria species' intra-specific variation that confers...
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