The Plasmodium transmission-blocking symbiont, Microsporidia MB, is vertically transmitted through Anopheles arabiensis germline stem cells.

Microsporidia MB is a promising candidate for developing a symbiont-based strategy for malaria control because it disrupts the capacity of An. arabiensis to transmit the Plasmodium parasite. The symbiont is predominantly localized in the reproductive organs and is transmitted vertically from mother...

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Main Authors: Thomas Ogao Onchuru, Edward Edmond Makhulu, Purity Cassandra Ronnie, Stancy Mandere, Fidel Gabriel Otieno, Joseph Gichuhi, Jeremy Keith Herren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-11-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012340
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