Effects of host species on microbiota composition in Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia sand flies

Abstract Background Blood-sucking phlebotomine sand flies are vectors of the protozoan parasites Leishmania spp. Although the intestinal microbiota is involved in a wide range of biological and physiological processes and has the potential to alter vector competence, little is known about the factor...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Tabbabi, Daiki Mizushima, Daisuke S. Yamamoto, Hirotomo Kato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05939-2