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Host Species Determines the Composition of the Prokaryotic Microbiota in Phlebotomus Sandflies
29 May 2020
Abstract excerpt
Phlebotomine sandflies are vectors of the humans’ and mammals’ parasite Leishmania spp. Although the role of gut microbiome in the biological cycle of insects is acknowledged, we still know little about the factors modulating the composition of the gut microbiota of sandflies. We tested whether host species impose a strong structural effect on the gut microbiota of Phlebotomus spp. Sandflies were collected from...
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