The microbiota, the malarial parasite, and the mosquito [MMM]–a three-sided relationship

S Vinayagam, D Rajendran, K Sekar, K Renu… - Molecular and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The mosquito gut microbiota is vital to the proper functioning of the host organism.
Mosquitoes may benefit from this microbiota in their guts because it promotes factors …

Survival effects of antibiotic exposure during the larval and adult stages in the West Nile virus vector Culex pipiens

M Garrigós, M Garrido, M Morales‐Yuste… - Insect …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The ability of mosquitoes to transmit a pathogen is affected, among other factors, by their
survival rate, which is partly modulated by their microbiota. Mosquito microbiota is acquired …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial Microbiota from Lab-Reared and Field-Captured Anopheles darlingi Midgut and Salivary Gland

NAC Santos, VR Carvalho, JA Souza-Neto, DP Alonso… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Anopheles darlingi is a major malaria vector in the Amazon region and, like other vectors,
harbors a community of microorganisms with which it shares a network of interactions. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of Plasmodium vivax infection of colonized Amazonian Anopheles darlingi

AO Andrade, NAC Santos, AS Bastos, JDC Pontual… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Obtaining Plasmodium vivax sporozoites is essential for in vitro culture of liver stage
parasites, not only to understand fundamental aspects of parasite biology, but also for drug …