Obligate intracellular pathogens depend on their host for growth yet must also evade
detection by host defenses. Here we investigate host adaptation in two Microsporidia, the …

A survey of mosquito larvae infected with microsporidia was conducted from 2005 to 2008 in
the Tomsk, Kemerovo and Novosibirsk regions of western Siberia, Russia. Twenty-one …

Mosquitoes are prolific vectors of human pathogens, therefore a clear and accurate
understanding of the organization of their antimicrobial defenses is crucial for informing the …

This review intends to discuss central issues regarding the microevolution of mosquito
(Culicidae) vectors of several pathogens and how this process impacts vector biology …

The use of entomopathogenic fungi to control mosquitoes is a promising tool for reducing
vector-borne disease transmission. To better understand infection stratagems of insect …

Mosquitoes are widely despised for their exasperating buzzing and irritating bites, and more
poignantly because, during blood-feeding, females may transmit pathogens that cause …

Heterosporous (polymorphic) microsporidia in mosquitoes are characterized by intricate life
cycles involving multiple spore types responsible for horizontal (per os) and vertical …

Mosquito larvae encounter diverse assemblages of bacteria (ie,“microbiota”) and fungi in the
aquatic environments that they develop in. However, while a number of studies have …

The Microsporidia are a large diverse group of obligate, intracellular parasites. They are
single-celled eukaryotic microorganisms that have small genomes in the size range of …

Microsporidia are intracellular parasites of all major animal lineages and have a described
diversity of over 1200 species and an actual diversity that is estimated to be much higher …