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Maximizing horizontal transmission through mating: increased mating frequency and mating competitiveness associated with Microsporidia MB-infected Anopheles arabiensis males [PDF]

Malaria Journal
Background Microsporidia MB is a naturally occurring symbiont in Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes that inhibits the development of Plasmodium. It is transmitted both vertically and horizontally, enabling its spread within mosquito populations.
Tracy Maina, Aclaine Shisia, Joseph Gichuhi, Joel L. Bargul, Jeremy K. Herren, Tullu Bukhari   +5 more
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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
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An eco-epidemiological model for malaria with <i>Microsporidia MB</i> as bio-control agent. [PDF]

Model Earth Syst Environ
Abstract 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. Its self-sustainability is promising, as it can spread through both vertical and horizontal transmissions. However, its
Mfangnia CNT, Tonnang HEZ, Tsanou B, Keith Herren J.   +3 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Mathematical modelling of the interactive dynamics of wild and Microsporidia MB-infected mosquitoes. [PDF]

Mathematical biosciences and engineering : MBE, 2023
A recent discovery highlighted that mosquitoes infected with Microsporidia MB are unable to transmit the Plasmodium to humans. Microsporidia MB is a symbiont transmitted vertically and horizontally in the mosquito population, and these transmission routes are known to favor the persistence of the parasite in the mosquito population.
Mfangnia, Charlene N.T., Tonnang, Henri E.Z., Tsanou, Berge, Herren, Jeremy   +3 more
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Discovery of sporogeny in the malaria transmission-blocking symbiont of Anopheles mosquitoes [PDF]

mSphere
In recent work, Parry et al. provide a detailed visualization of Microsporidia MB sporogeny (E. R. S. Parry, R. Pevsner, B. C. Poulton, D.-K. Purusothaman, et al., mSphere 10:e00851-24, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00851-24).
Jeremy K. Herren
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Laboratory An. gambiae s.l. mosquito colonies show sustained high transmission of Microsporidia sp. MB and a small decrease in egg viability [PDF]

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
IntroductionMicrosporidia sp. MB, a microsporidian symbiont found naturally in Anopheles mosquitoes, has potential as a novel malaria control tool since it can inhibit Plasmodium development and transmission. The most feasible MB-based Plasmodium control
Beth Crawford Poulton, Deepak-Kumar Purusothaman, Abdelhakeem Ismail Adam, Issiaka Sare, Ewan R. S. Parry, Roland Pevsner, Thomas H. Ant, Etienne Bilgo, Abdoulaye Diabaté, Steven Paul Sinkins   +9 more
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Draft genome of Microsporidia sp. MB-a malaria-blocking microsporidian symbiont of the Anopheles arabiensis. [PDF]

Microbiol Resour Announc
ABSTRACT We report the draft whole-genome assembly of Microsporidia sp. MB , a symbiotic malaria-transmission-blocking microsporidian isolated from Anopheles arabiensis in Kenya. The whole-genome sequence of
Ang'ang'o LM, Waweru JW, Makhulu EE, Wairimu A, Otieno FG, Onchuru T, Tastan Bishop Ö, Herren JK.   +7 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Fungal microbiota diversity in Aedes, Anopheles and Culex and their potential use as biological tools to control vector-borne diseases, a systematic review. [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] [PDF]

Wellcome Open Research
Background Mosquitoes harbor diverse and dynamic microbiota which plays a critical role in shaping their development, survival and vector competence.
Aicha Fatimata Sodré, Doubé Lucien Lamy, Abdoulaye Diabaté, Etienne Bilgo, Nouhoun Traore, Fernand Sankara   +5 more
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Spatial Distribution of Microsporidia MB Along Clinal Gradient and the Impact of Its Infection on Pyrethroid Resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.l. Mosquitoes from Nigeria and Niger Republic

Parasitologia
Microsporidia MB (MB), a promising biological control agent, suppresses Plasmodium falciparum transmission in Anopheles mosquitoes. This study examined the spatial distribution of MB infection in natural populations of An. gambiae s.l.
Lamine M. Moustapha, Muhammad M. Mukhtar, Abdoul-Nasser H. Sanda, Shuaibu Adamu, Yusuf Y. Aliyu, Hadizat K. Einoi, Maryam U. Maigari, Peter C. Okeke, David E. Nwele, Abiodun Obembe, Udoka C. Nwangwu, Jeremy K. Herren, Sulaiman S. Ibrahim   +12 more
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Additional file 1 of First identification of Microsporidia MB in Anopheles coluzzii from Zinder City, Niger

Additional file 1: Figure S1. Molecular detection of Microsporidia MB in Anopheles coluzzii from Zinder City, Niger using 2% TAE agarose gel.
Moustapha, Lamine Mahaman, Sadou, Illiassou Mamane, Arzika, Ibrahima Issa, Maman, Laminou Ibrahim, Gomgnimbou, Michel K., Konkobo, Maurice, Diabate, Abdoulaye, Bilgo, Etienne   +7 more
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