Glucose-mediated expansion of a gut commensal bacterium promotes Plasmodium infection through alkalizing mosquito midgut
M. Wang, Y. An, S. Dong, Y. Feng, L. Gao, P. Wang, G. Dimopoulus, H. Tang, J. Wang
The paper shows dietary glucose promotes Plasmodium infection by expanding a gut bacterium that alkalizes mosquito midgut, enhancing parasite development.
bioRxiv · Feb 27, 2020Microbiology