An integrated overview of the midgut bacterial flora composition of Phlebotomus perniciosus, a vector of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in the Western Mediterranean Basin.

• Main Authors: Wael Fraihi (Author), Wasfi Fares (Author), Pascale Perrin (Author), Franck Dorkeld (Author), Denis Sereno (Author), Walid Barhoumi (Author), Imed Sbissi (Author), Saifedine Cherni (Author), Ifhem Chelbi (Author), Ravi Durvasula (Author), Marcelo Ramalho-Ortigao (Author), Maher Gtari (Author), Elyes Zhioua (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:The Leishmania developmental life cycle within its sand fly vector occurs exclusively in the lumen of the insect's digestive tract in the presence of symbiotic bacteria. The composition of the gut microbiota and the factors that influence its composition are currently poorly understo...