Insect guts present distinctive environments for microbial colonization, and bacteria in the
gut potentially provide many beneficial services to their hosts. Insects display a wide range …

Human pathogens that are transmitted by insects are a global problem, particularly those
vectored by mosquitoes; for example, malaria parasites transmitted by Anopheles species …

Parasites and infectious diseases are everywhere and represent some of the most potent
forces shaping the natural world. They affect almost every aspect imaginable in the life of …

The susceptibility of Anopheles mosquitoes to Plasmodium infections relies on complex
interactions between the insect vector and the malaria parasite. A number of studies have …

Malaria parasite transmission depends on the successful transition of Plasmodium through
discrete developmental stages in the lumen of the mosquito midgut. Like the human …

By transmitting major human diseases such as malaria, dengue fever and filariasis,
mosquito species represent a serious threat worldwide in terms of public health, and pose a …

Over a long period of evolution, insects have developed unique intestinal defenses against
invasion by foreign microorganisms, including physical defenses and immune responses …

Plasmodium and dengue virus, the causative agents of the two most devastating vector-
borne diseases, malaria and dengue, are transmitted by the two most important mosquito …

All animals, including humans, live in symbiotic association with microorganisms. The
immune system accommodates host colonization by the microbiota, maintains microbiota …

Mosquito midgut invasion by ookinetes of the malaria parasite Plasmodium disrupts the
barriers that normally prevent the gut microbiota from coming in direct contact with epithelial …