Host range of Microsporidia MB in aquatic macrofauna inhabiting Anopheles breeding sites
Cynthia Nyambura King’ori, Collins Odongo Okoth, Joel Ltilitan Bargul, Sevgan Subramanian, Jeremy Keith Herren, Thomas Ogao Onchuru · 2026
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Cynthia King'ori and co-authors check if a mosquito symbiont also lives in other water creatures in a 2026 study. The symbiont, Microsporidia MB, lives in Anopheles mosquitoes and blocks the malaria parasite. It spreads from mother to young and through mating, with no known second host.
The team screened water animals from mosquito breeding sites along an irrigation scheme in Kenya. Samples spanned many insect families that share the larval waters. Finding or ruling out extra hosts matters for plans to spread the symbiont on purpose. If it stays in mosquitoes alone, release plans face fewer ecological unknowns.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Cynthia Nyambura King’ori, Collins Odongo Okoth, Joel Ltilitan Bargul, Sevgan Subramanian, Jeremy Keith Herren, Thomas Ogao Onchuru |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |