Thomas Ogao Onchuru

Suppression of Plasmodium falciparum infection by Microsporidia MB in wild Anopheles arabiensis populations

The paper shows that Microsporidia MB in wild Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes reduces Plasmodium falciparum infection odds by up to 60% depending on symbiont intensity.

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

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.

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

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.