Sugar restriction and blood ingestion shape divergent immune defense trajectories in the mosquito Aedes aegypti
D. Magistrado, N. K. El-Dougdoug, S. M. Short
This study examines how dietary sugar and blood meals affect resistance and tolerance to E. coli infection in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, showing distinct temporal impacts on immune defense components.
bioRxiv · Jan 24, 2023 · PreprintImmunology