Triatoma sanguisuga ecology

Tratomines are insect vector of Trypanosoma cruzi parasites, the agent of Chagas disease. We investigated the interactions among Triatoma sanguisuga blood feeding sources, gut microbiota and Trypanosoma cruzi diversity in southern Louisiana, USA.

锥蝽（Tratomines）是克氏锥虫（Trypanosoma cruzi）的昆虫传播媒介，而克氏锥虫正是恰加斯病（Chagas disease）的致病原。本研究针对美国路易斯安那州南部的血红锥蝽（Triatoma sanguisuga）的血液取食来源、肠道微生物群与克氏锥虫多样性之间的相互作用展开了调查。