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TWiP 206: Bacteria protect mosquitoes from parasites

  • May 30, 2022
  • Tagged as: gut microbiota, lymphatic filariasis, malaria, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, tryptophan metabolism, Wuchereria bancrofti

The TWiP team solves the case of the Ghanian Women With Leg Swelling, and relate how Anopheline mosquitoes are protected against parasite infection by tryptophan catabolism in gut microbiota.

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