Horizontal Transmission of the Symbiont Microsporidia MB in Anopheles arabiensis

Nattoh, Godfrey; Maina, Tracy; Edmond Makhulu, Edward; Mbaisi, Lilian; Mararo, Enock; Gabriel Otieno, Fidel; Bukhari, Tullu; Ogao Onchuru, Thomas; Teal, Evan; C. Paredes, Juan; L. Bargul, Joel; Mburu, David; Onyango, Everline; Magoma, Gabriel; P. Sinkins, Steven; K. Herren, Jeremy

doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.647183

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Horizontal Transmission of the Symbiont Microsporidia MB in Anopheles arabiensis

Published in Frontiers in Microbiology • Jul 28, 2021

Authors:

Godfrey Nattoh

Tracy Maina

Edward Edmond Makhulu

Abstract

The recently discovered Anopheles symbiont, Microsporidia MB , has a strong malaria transmission-blocking phenotype in Anopheles arabiensis , the predominant Anopheles gambiae species complex member in many active transmission areas in eastern Africa. The ability of Microsporidia MB to block Plasmod...

Subject

Microsporidia

Biology

Microsporidiosis

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