2021
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
2016
Mosquito C-type lectins maintain gut microbiome homeostasis.
Pang X, Xiao X, Liu Y, Zhang R, Liu J, Liu Q, Wang P, Cheng G. Mosquito C-type lectins maintain gut microbiome homeostasis. Nature Microbiology 2016, 1: 16023. PMID: 27572642, DOI: 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-type lectinMammalian host immune systemHost immune systemAntimicrobial peptidesMajor mosquito vectorsCommensal bacteriaEvolutionary interactionsMultiple bacterial strainsSymbiotic bacteriaGut microbiomeGut microbial floraGut microbiome homeostasisFacilitate colonizationImmune systemGut commensal bacteriaMicrobial floraBacterial surfaceMicrobiome homeostasisAntagonistic relationshipBacterial strainsHomeostasisA. aegyptiMicrobiomeHost immune responseMosquito vectors