Suppression of Plasmodium falciparum infection by Microsporidia MB in wild Anopheles arabiensis populations
Thomas Ogao Onchuru, Joseph Gichuhi, Tullu Bukhari, Jack Wardle, Ian Okello, Cassandra Ronnie, Lilian Mbaisi Ang’ang’o, Priscille Barreaux, Thomas S. Churcher, Jeremy K. Herren
The paper shows that Microsporidia MB in wild Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes reduces Plasmodium falciparum infection odds by up to 60% depending on symbiont intensity.
bioRxiv · Oct 20, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology