Glucose-mediated proliferation of a gut commensal bacterium promotes Plasmodium infection by increasing mosquito midgut pH
Wang M, An Y, Gao L, Dong S, Zhou X, Feng Y, Wang P, Dimopoulos G, Tang H, Wang J. Glucose-mediated proliferation of a gut commensal bacterium promotes Plasmodium infection by increasing mosquito midgut pH. Cell Reports 2021, 35: 108992. PMID: 33882310, PMCID: PMC8116483, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.108992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasmodium infectionGlucose metabolismMalaria parasitesCommensal bacteriumMosquito midgutPlasmodium berghei infectionGut commensal bacteriumBerghei infectionMosquito-microbiota interactionsDietary glucoseInfectionMetabolome changesVector competencePlasmodium gametogenesisVector competencyGlucoseImportant determinantPlasmodiumProliferationMetabolismMosquitoesParasitesAsaia bogorensis