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Diversity of midgut bacteria in larvae and females of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus from Gampaha District, Sri Lanka.
Parasites & vectors - 28 Aug 2021
Ranasinghe Koshila, Gunathilaka Nayana, Amarasinghe Deepika, Rodrigo Wasana, Udayanga Lahiru
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BACKGROUND: The midgut microbiota of mosquitoes maintain basal immune activity and immune priming. In recent years, scientists have focused on the use of microbial communities for vector control interventions. In the present study, the midgut bacteria of larvae and adults of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus were assessed using both field-collected and laboratory-reared mosquitoes from Sri Lanka. METHODS: Adults...
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