TY - JOUR
T1 - The mosquito microbiota influences vector competence for human pathogens
AU - Dennison, Nathan J.
AU - Jupatanakul, Natapong
AU - Dimopoulos, George
N1 - Funding Information:
This work has been supported by the National Institutes of Health / National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease R01AI061576 , the Calvin A and Helen H Lang fellowship (to NJD), and a Royal Thai Government fellowship (to NJ).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2014/9
Y1 - 2014/9
N2 - The midgut of insect vectors of human disease contains not only pathogens harmful to human health, but also a diverse microbiota. This microbiota can influence insects' susceptibility to human pathogens, and the capacity to transmit them, through different mechanisms. Understanding the interaction between the vector, its microbiota and transmitted pathogens will provide novel opportunities to limit disease transmission.
AB - The midgut of insect vectors of human disease contains not only pathogens harmful to human health, but also a diverse microbiota. This microbiota can influence insects' susceptibility to human pathogens, and the capacity to transmit them, through different mechanisms. Understanding the interaction between the vector, its microbiota and transmitted pathogens will provide novel opportunities to limit disease transmission.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cois.2014.07.004
DO - 10.1016/j.cois.2014.07.004
M3 - Review article
C2 - 25584199
AN - SCOPUS:84923920161
SN - 2214-5745
VL - 3
SP - 6
EP - 13
JO - Current Opinion in Insect Science
JF - Current Opinion in Insect Science
ER -