Interspecies microbiome transplantation recapitulates microbial acquisition in mosquitoes.
Kerri L CoonShivanand HegdeGrant L HughesPublished in: Microbiome (2022)
This study provides the first evidence for successful microbiome transplantation in mosquitoes. Our results highlight the value of such methods for studying mosquito-microbe interactions and lay the foundation for future studies to elucidate the factors underlying microbiota acquisition, assembly, and function in mosquitoes under controlled conditions. Video Abstract.