"Our previous work established that Aedes (Ae.) aegypti larvae reared in microbe-rich environmental water are less susceptible to ZIKV as adults compared to cohorts reared in microbe-deficient laboratory tap water. Here, we explain the association by identifying a mechanism by which environment-derived microbes reduce susceptibility of Ae. aegypti for ZIKV."

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https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.11.10.516021v1