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Fidel Gabriel Otieno

International Centre of Insect Physiology and EcologyORCID 0000-0002-2893-5890Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ecology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2

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Edward Edmond MakhuluiD· 2 shared Jeremy K. HerreniD· 2 shared Stancy Mandere Omboye· 2 shared Thomas Ogao OnchuruiD· 2 shared Anne Wambui Wairimu· 1 shared Anthony Kebira NyamacheiD· 1 shared Bonoukpoè Mawuko SokameiD· 1 shared Cynthia Nyambura King’oriiD· 1 shared

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2024-2025 · peak 1/yr

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Temperature modulates the dissemination potential of Microsporidia MB, a malaria-blocking endosymbiont of Anopheles mosquitoes

Fidel Gabriel Otieno, Priscille Barreaux, Steeven Belvinos Affognon, Edward Edmond Makhulu, Thomas Ogao Onchuru, Anne Wambui Wairimu, Stancy Mandere Omboye, Cynthia Nyambura King’ori, Bonoukpoè Mawuko Sokame, Anthony Kebira Nyamache, Jeremy K. Herren

This study shows that warmer temperatures increase the dissemination potential of Microsporidia MB, a malaria-blocking endosymbiont of Anopheles mosquitoes, by accelerating larval development and infection rates.

Scientific Reports · Aug 6, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

The Plasmodium transmission-blocking symbiont, Microsporidia MB, is vertically transmitted through Anopheles arabiensis germline stem cells

Thomas Ogao Onchuru, Edward Edmond Makhulu, Purity Cassandra Ronnie, Stancy Mandere Omboye, Fidel Gabriel Otieno, Joseph Gichuhi, Jeremy K. Herren

This study identifies the mechanism of vertical transmission of Microsporidia MB in Anopheles arabiensis, showing it spreads through germline stem cells and replicates in oocytes during egg development.

PLoS Pathogens · Nov 11, 2024Peer-reviewedEcology