Use of MALDI-TOF MS and culturomics to identify mosquitoes and their midgut microbiota

Parasites & Vectors

Table 2 List of bacteria identified in the midguts of Anopheles gambiae bred under laboratory conditions

Bacteria	Midgut 1	Midgut 2	Midgut 3	Midgut 4	Midgut 5	Midgut 6
Cedecea lapagei		×	×	×	×	×
Enterococcus faecium*	×	×		×	×
Elizabethkingia miricola*	×		×		×
Elizabethkingia meningoseptica	×		×		×	×
Enterobacter cloacae		×				×
*Serratia marcescens*		×	×	×	×	×
Enterococcus avium*			×
Enterococcus raffinosus*			×	×	×
Serratia ureilytica*		×	×	×	×
Enterobacter kobei*		×				×

Bacterial species reported for the first time in Anopheles gambiae are indicated by an asterisk. Presence of bacteria is indicated by ×. Bold corresponds to bacterial species common in the midgut and breeding water

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