Microorganism-Based Larval Diets Affect Mosquito Development, Size and Nutritional Reserves in the Yellow Fever Mosquito Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

BACKGROUND: Mosquito larvae feed on organic detritus from the environment, particularly microorganisms comprising bacteria, protozoa, and algae as well as crustaceans, plant debris, and insect exuviae. Little attention has been paid to nutritional studies in Aedes aegypti larvae. OBJECTIVES: We inve...

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Published in:Front Physiol
Main Authors: Souza, Raquel Santos, Virginio, Flavia, Riback, Thaís Irene Souza, Suesdek, Lincoln, Barufi, José Bonomi, Genta, Fernando Ariel
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
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Physiology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6465640/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31024326
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.00152
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