Infection of the malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii with the entomopathogenic bacteria Chromobacterium anophelis sp. nov. IRSSSOUMB001 reduces larval survival and adult reproductive potential

Abstract Background Vector control tools are urgently needed to control malaria transmission in Africa. A native strain of Chromobacterium sp. from Burkina Faso was recently isolated and preliminarily named Chromobacterium anophelis sp. nov. IRSSSOUMB001. In bioassays, this bacterium showed a promis...

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Main Authors: Edounou Jacques Gnambani, Etienne Bilgo, Roch K. Dabiré, Adrien Marie Gaston Belem, Abdoulaye Diabaté
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04551-0