Amino acid metabolic signaling influences Aedes aegypti midgut microbiome variability.

• Main Authors: Sarah M Short (Author), Emmanuel F Mongodin (Author), Hannah J MacLeod (Author), Octavio A C Talyuli (Author), George Dimopoulos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The mosquito midgut microbiota has been shown to influence vector competence for multiple human pathogens. The microbiota is highly variable in the field, and the sources of this variability are not well understood, which limits our ability to understand or predict its effects on pathogen transmissi...