Baseline Characterization of the Gut Microbiota of Field and Colony Populations of Phlebotomus tobbi and Preliminary Assessment of the Anti-Leishmanial Activity of Cultivable Bacteria
Mehmet Karakuş, Ayda Yılmaz, Mert Okbay, Metin Pekağırbaş, Ozge Erisoz Kasap · 2026
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Mehmet Karakuş and colleagues catalogue gut bacteria of a leishmaniasis carrying sand fly in Türkiye's Cukurova region, in 2026. Between 2020 and 2022 they caught 1,739 sand flies, with Phlebotomus tobbi the dominant species at 1,312 individuals. Gene reads mapped gut mixes in field and colony flies.
Proteobacteria dominated, led by an Erwinia species group across all groups. Fourteen germ species were grown in culture and named. Two strains killed the Leishmania pest stage in dishes best, near thirty-two and twenty-nine percent. The pests rounded up and died under the stronger strains. Such bacteria might seed future microbe based control.
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| CREATOR | Mehmet Karakuş, Ayda Yılmaz, Mert Okbay, Metin Pekağırbaş, Ozge Erisoz Kasap |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30335 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |