Profiles of bacterial communities and environmental factors associated with proliferation of malaria vector mosquitoes within the Kenyan Coast

• Published in: Access microbiology Vol. 5; no. 8
• Main Authors: Mutinda, Josphat, Mwamburi, Samuel Mwakisha, Oduor, Kennedy Omondi, Vincent Omolo, Maurice, Ntabo, Regina Mongina, Gathiru, James Muhunyu, Mwangangi, Joseph, Nonoh, James O M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Microbiology Society 2023
• Subjects: oviposition sites; physico-chemical factors; Anopheles gambiae; breeding sites; bacterial communities

Since mosquitoes which transmit and maintain the malaria parasite breed in the outdoor environment, there is an urgent need to manage these mosquito breeding sites. In order to elaborate more on the ecological landscape of mosquito breeding sites, the bacterial community structure and their interact...