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PRO/EDR> Malaria: a microsporidian inhibits gametocyte formation

Malaria -- Worldwide/UnknownAbstract--------A possible malaria control approach involves the dissemination in mosquitoes of inherited symbiotic microbes to block plasmodium transmission. However, in the _Anopheles gambiae_ complex, the primary African vectors of malaria, there are limited reports of inherited symbionts that impair transmission.We show that a vertically transmitted microsporidian symbiont (_Microsporidia_ MB) in the _An. gambiae_ complex can impair plasmodium transmission. _Microsporidia_ Read more [...]