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SUBMITTER: Tchioffo MT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3855763 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tchioffo Majoline T MT Boissière Anne A Churcher Thomas S TS Abate Luc L Gimonneau Geoffrey G Nsango Sandrine E SE Awono-Ambéné Parfait H PH Christen Richard R Berry Antoine A Morlais Isabelle I
PloS one 20131206 12
The development of Plasmodium falciparum within the Anopheles gambiae mosquito relies on complex vector-parasite interactions, however the resident midgut microbiota also plays an important role in mediating parasite infection. In natural conditions, the mosquito microbial flora is diverse, composed of commensal and symbiotic bacteria. We report here the isolation of culturable midgut bacteria from mosquitoes collected in the field in Cameroon and their identification based on the 16S rRNA gene ...[more]