Culturable bacteria in adults of a Southeast Asian black fly, Simulium tani (Diptera:Simuliidae)

• Main Authors: Lee, Hai-Yen, Loong, Shih Keng, Ya`cob, Zubaidah, Low, Van Lun, Teoh, Boon Teong, Ahmad-Nasrah, Siti Noraisah, Yap, Phui Chyng, Sofian-Azirun, Mohd, Takaoka, Hiroyuki, AbuBakar, Sazaly, Adler, Peter H.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34442/

Although the microbiome of blood-feeding insects serves an integral role in host physiology, both beneficial and pathogenic, little is known of the microbial community of black flies. An investigation, therefore, was undertaken to identify culturable bacteria from one of Malaysia's most common...