Wolbachia infection-responsive immune genes suppress Plasmodium falciparum infection in Anopheles stephensi.

Wolbachia, a maternally transmitted symbiotic bacterium of insects, can suppress a variety of human pathogens in mosquitoes, including malaria-causing Plasmodium in the Anopheles vector. However, the mechanistic basis of Wolbachia-mediated Plasmodium suppression in mosquitoes is not well understood....

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Main Authors: Vandana Vandana, Shengzhang Dong, Tanaya Sheth, Qiang Sun, Han Wen, Amanda Maldonado, Zhiyong Xi, George Dimopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1012145&type=printable