Field-collected Triatoma sordida from central Brazil display high microbiota diversity that varies with regard to developmental stage and intestinal segmentation.

• Main Authors: Joana L Oliveira (Author), Juliano C Cury (Author), Rodrigo Gurgel-Gonçalves (Author), Ana C Bahia (Author), Fernando A Monteiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND/METHODOLOGY:Triatomine bugs are the vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas disease. Vector control has for decades relied upon insecticide spraying, but insecticide resistance has recently emerged in several triatomine populations. One alternative strategy to reduce T. cruzi tr...