Gregarine parasites are adapted to mosquito winter diapause

Gregarine parasites are adapted to mosquito winter diapause

Abstract The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus is one of the most invasive species of mosquito. The prevalence of its apicomplexan gregarine parasite Ascogregarina taiwanensis is high in natural populations across both temperate and tropical regions. However, the parasite’s oocysts cannot coloni...

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Main Authors: Edwige Martin, Laurent Vallon, Camille Da Silva Carvalho, Maxime Girard, Guillaume Minard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Ascogregarina
Aedes albopictus
Thermal tolerance
Apicomplexa
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05365-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05365-w

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