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Abstract Undernutrition is prevalent in regions affected by mosquito-borne diseases. Understanding how insufficient nutrition affects the transmission of mosquito-borne pathogens is critical for combating these diseases. In this study, we found that undernourished mice were more attractive to multiple mosquito vectors.
1 Introduction Heritable bacterial symbionts are widespread in insects and often confer ecologically important traits to their hosts. Many insects harbour vertically transmitted obligate symbionts that have enabled expansions into novel feeding niches by provisioning their hosts with essential nutrients (Cornwallis et al. 2023; Jackson et al. 2022).
Abstract Facultative symbionts are widespread in arthropods and can provide important services such as protection from natural enemies. Yet what shapes associations with defensive symbionts in nature remains unclear. Two hypotheses suggest that either interactions with antagonists, or host plants, may explain the prevalence of symbionts through shared selective pressures and routes of horizontal transmission.
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