2024
DOI: 10.3390/ijms25105529
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Peptides with Antimicrobial Activity in the Saliva of the Malaria Vector Anopheles coluzzii

Giulia Bevivino,
Linda Maurizi,
Maria Grazia Ammendolia
et al.

Abstract: Mosquito saliva plays a crucial physiological role in both sugar and blood feeding by helping sugar digestion and exerting antihemostatic functions. During meal acquisition, mosquitoes are exposed to the internalization of external microbes. Since mosquitoes reingest significant amounts of saliva during feeding, we hypothesized that salivary antimicrobial components may participate in the protection of mouthparts, the crop, and the gut by inhibiting bacterial growth. To identify novel potential antimicrobials … Show more

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