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Mosquito breeding water parameters are important determinants for Microsporidia MB in the aquatic stages of Anopheles species [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background Microsporidia MB disrupts Plasmodium development in Anopheles mosquitoes, making it a possible biocontrol tool for malaria. As a tool for vector/disease control, its ecological distribution and the factors that determine their occurrence must ...
Esinam A. Akorli, Nana Efua Andoh, Richardson K. Egyirifa, Christopher Dorcoo, Sampson Otoo, Seraphim N. A. Tetteh, Reuben Mwimson Pul, Derrick B. Sackitey, Stephen K. D. Oware, Samuel K. Dadzie, Jewelna Akorli   +10 more
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Effect of Microsporidia MB infection on the development and fitness of Anopheles arabiensis under different diet regimes [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background Microsporidia MB (MB) is a naturally occurring symbiont of Anopheles and has recently been identified as having a potential to inhibit the transmission of Plasmodium in mosquitoes.
Godfred Yaw Boanyah, Lizette L. Koekemoer, Jeremy K. Herren, Tullu Bukhari   +3 more
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Insecticide resistance profiles of Anopheles arabiensis and relationship with Microsporidia MB infection in two rice agroecosystems in Kenya [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background Insecticide resistance monitoring in vector populations is a key pillar of the Global Plan for Insecticide Resistance Management in malaria vectors. This study assessed the susceptibility of Anopheles arabiensis populations from Mwea and Ahero,
Winfred K. Mutwiri, Ephantus J. Muturi, Josephine W. Ngunjiri, Jackson W. Muthengia, Nancy L. M. Budambula, Joshua K. Muli, Genson Murithi, Franklin N. Nyabuga, Njogu M. Kimani, Moses M. Muraya, David P. Tchouassi   +10 more
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Bioinformatics analysis of the Microsporidia sp. MB genome: a malaria transmission-blocking symbiont of the Anopheles arabiensis mosquito [PDF]

BMC Genomics
Background The use of microsporidia as a disease-transmission-blocking tool has garnered significant attention. Microsporidia sp. MB, known for its ability to block malaria development in mosquitoes, is an optimal candidate for supplementing malaria ...
Lilian Mbaisi Ang’ang’o, Jeremy Keith Herren, Özlem Tastan Bishop   +2 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Willingness to accept and participate in a Microsporidia MB-based mosquito release strategy: a community-based rapid assessment in western Kenya [PDF]

Malaria Journal
Background Microsporidia MB, an endosymbiont naturally found in Anopheles mosquitoes inhibits transmission of Plasmodium and is a promising candidate for a transmission-blocking strategy that may involve mosquito release.
Tullu Bukhari, Joseph Gichuhi, Oscar Mbare, Victoria A. Ochwal, Ulrike Fillinger, Jeremy K. Herren   +5 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Imaging the lifecycle of Microsporidia sp. MB in Anopheles coluzzii from western Burkina Faso reveals octosporogony [PDF]

mSphere
A newly discovered microsporidian, Microsporidia sp. MB (MB), was recently found to block Plasmodium falciparum transmission in Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes from Kenya.
Ewan R. S. Parry, Roland Pevsner, Beth C. Poulton, Deepak-Kumar Purusothaman, Abdelhakeem I. Adam, Sare Issiaka, Thomas H. Ant, Stephanie M. Rainey, Etienne Bilgo, Abdoulaye Diabaté, Steven P. Sinkins   +10 more
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Localization and tissue tropism of the symbiont Microsporidia MB in the germ line and somatic tissues of Anopheles arabiensis [PDF]

mBio, 2023
The Anopheles symbiont, Microsporidia MB, is maternally inherited and has a strong malaria transmission-blocking phenotype in Anopheles arabiensis. Microsporidia MB is also vertically transmitted, sexually transmitted, and avirulent.
Edward E. Makhulu, Thomas O. Onchuru, Joseph Gichuhi, Fidel G. Otieno, Anne W. Wairimu, Joseph N. Muthoni, Lizette Koekemoer, Jeremy K. Herren   +7 more
doaj   +3 more sources

An eco-epidemiological model for malaria with <i>Microsporidia MB</i> as bio-control agent. [PDF]

Model Earth Syst Environ
Microsporidia MB is an endosymbiont which naturally infects Anopheles mosquitoes. Due to its ability to block Plasmodium transmission, it shows potential as a bio-based agent for the control of malaria.
Mfangnia CNT, Tonnang HEZ, Tsanou B, Keith Herren J.   +3 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Changes in the Anopheles arabiensis transcriptome and gut microbiota profiles associated with the endosymbiotic Microsporidia MB [PDF]

BMC Genomics
Background Microsporidia MB is an endosymbiotic microbe found in Anopheles mosquito populations. This symbiont can block Plasmodium transmission in mosquitoes, and it can spread through mosquito populations and be sustained over generations by vertical ...
Jacqueline Wahura Waweru, Nicola Mulder, Cynthia Nyambura King’ori, Irene Muiruri, Mwatum Maloba Alakonya, Edward Edmond Makhulu, Lilian Mbaisi Ang’ang’o, Joseph Gichuhi, Daniel Masiga, Jeremy Keith Herren   +9 more
doaj   +3 more sources

The L1014F Kdr mutation is associated with a higher prevalence and load of the Plasmodium-blocking symbiont Microsporidia MB In Anopheles Gambiae s.l. In Benin [PDF]

BMC Microbiology
Introduction The Plasmodium transmission-blocking endosymbiont Microsporidia MB was previously identified in Anopheles gambiae s.l., but its association with the carriage of the genotypes of the L1014F kdr mutation, as well as the ecological factors ...
Arthur Sovi, Minassou Juvenal Ahouandjinou, Rock Aïkpon, Gérard S. Totongnon, Boulais Yovogan, Thomas Syme, Abdramane Dembélé, Come Zinsou Koukpo, Hermann Sagbohan, Razaki Ossè, Andil Agbo-Ola, Virgile Gnanguenon, Ulrick Toffodji, Rudy Caparros Megido, Steve Zinsou Hougbe, David Mahouton Zoungbédji, Alphonse Keller Konkon, Jackie Cook, Germain Gil Padonou, Natacha Protopopoff, Martin C. Akogbéto, Louisa A. Messenger, Constantin J. Adoha   +22 more
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