Comparative analysis of gut microbiota of mosquito communities in central Illinois.

• Main Authors: Ephantus J Muturi (Author), Jose L Ramirez (Author), Alejandro P Rooney (Author), Chang-Hyun Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:The composition and structure of microbial communities that inhabit the mosquito midguts are poorly understood despite their well-documented potential to impede pathogen transmission. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:We used MiSeq sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene to characterize the bacteria...