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SUBMITTER: Akorli J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4913965 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Akorli Jewelna J Gendrin Mathilde M Pels Nana Adjoa P NA Yeboah-Manu Dorothy D Christophides George K GK Wilson Michael D MD
PloS one 20160620 6
Symbiotic bacteria can have important implications in the development and competence of disease vectors. In Anopheles mosquitoes, the composition of the midgut microbiota is largely influenced by the larval breeding site, but the exact factors shaping this composition are currently unknown. Here, we examined whether the proximity to urban areas and seasons have an impact on the midgut microbial community of the two major malaria vectors in Africa, An. coluzzii and An. gambiae. Larvae and pupae w ...[more]