The Effect of Secondary Metabolites Produced by Serratia marcescens on Aedes aegypti and Its Microbiota

Serratia marcescens is a bacterial species widely found in the environment, which very efficiently colonizes mosquitoes. In this study, we isolated a red-pigmented S. marcescens strain from our mosquito colony (called S. marcescens VA). This red pigmentation is caused by the production of prodigiosi...

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Main Authors: Katy Heu, Ottavia Romoli, Johan Claes Schönbeck, Rachel Ajenoe, Yanouk Epelboin, Verena Kircher, Emeline Houël, Yannick Estevez, Mathilde Gendrin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.645701/full