Sugar feeding enhances gut immunity and protects against arboviral infection in the mosquito vector Aedes aegypti
F. Almire, S. Terry, M. McFarlane, A. Szemiel, S. Terhzaz, M. Varjak, A. McDonald, A. Kohl, E. Pondeville
This study shows that sugar feeding enhances antiviral immunity in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, reducing arbovirus transmission potential.
bioRxiv · Jan 5, 2021Physiology