… reported that a microsporidian symbiont (Microsporidia MB) naturally blocks Plasmodium
transmission in Anopheles arabiensis, a … Microsporidia MB could form the basis of a novel …

… (mother to offspring) and horizontally transmitted (sexually) … that Microsporidia MB becomes
established in the Anopheles … follicles do not acquire a Microsporidia MB infections. We didn’…

… that Microsporidia MB accumulates in Anopheles arabiensis tissues, linked to its sexual and
vertical transmission. … and horizontal transmission of the symbiont, which would enable the …

… the recently discovered Anopheles symbiont Microsporidia MB blocks malaria transmission
in Anopheles arabiensis and undergoes vertical and horizontal transmission suggests that it …

… was reported in Anopheles arabiensis from Kenya, East Africa… efficient vertical transmission
and/or horizontal transfer among … will shed more light on the field dynamics of the symbiont in …

… symbionts that impair transmission. We show that a vertically transmitted microsporidian
symbiont (Microsporidia MB… spores in the midgut is suggestive of a horizontal transmission route…

… The discovery of a novel Microsporidia MB symbiont in wild Anopheles arabiensis …
parasite infection [9], and is vertically and horizontally transmitted in adults [10], has led to the …

… We have investigated how diet affects the MB-Anopheles arabiensis symbiosis … Microsporidia
MB infection is important for vertical transmission, and possibly for horizontal transmission […

… field collected Anopheles arabiensis and caused … Microsporidia MB belongs to a unique
group of rapidly adapting and evolving intracellular parasites and symbionts called microsporidia…

… They have multiple modes of transmission including horizontal transmission via ingestion of
… arabiensis that acquire Microsporidia sp. MB horizontally can transmit the symbiont vertically …