Host species and site of collection shape the microbiota of Rift Valley fever vectors in Kenya.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: David P Tchouassi, Ephantus J Muturi, Samwel O Arum, Chang-Hyun Kim, Christopher J Fields, Baldwyn Torto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Bray
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007361; https://doaj.org/article/12c839a43eac4042a39a6f5fef8f01c3

The composition and structure of microbial communities associated with mosquitoes remain poorly understood despite their important role in host biology and potential to be harnessed as novel strategies for mosquito-borne disease control. We employed MiSeq sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene amplicons to...