Gut bacterial diversity in Plasmodium-infected and Plasmodium-uninfected Anopheles minimus

• Main Authors: Wunrada Surat, Wuttichai Mhuantong, Duangjai Sangsrakru, Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap
• Language: English
• Published: Science Faculty of Chiang Mai University 2019
• Subjects: Anopheles minimus; gut microbiome; 454 sequencing; malaria vector; Plasmodium
• Online Access: http://it.science.cmu.ac.th/ejournal/dl.php?journal_id=6800; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/66101
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Anopheles minimus is one of the main malaria vectors in Thailand. Plasmodium transmission depends primarily on the success of the parasite survival in the mosquito’s gut. Several factors affect the development of Plasmodium in the mosquito, including the gut microbiota. Here, we used culture-indepen...