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Implication of the Mosquito Midgut Microbiota in the Defense against Malaria Parasites

Malaria-transmitting mosquitoes are continuously exposed to microbes, including their midgut microbiota. This naturally acquired microbial flora can modulate the mosquito's vectorial capacity by inhibiting the development of Plasmodium and other human pathogens through an unknown mechanism. We...

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Autores principales: Dong, Yuemei, Manfredini, Fabio, Dimopoulos, George
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2673032/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19424427
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1000423