Anopheles Mosquito Colonies with Microsporidia MB for Malaria Control Research

Three An. coluzzii colonies and one An. gambiae s.l hybrid colony were established with high prevalence and density of the microsporidian symbiont MB and maintained for more than two years. The dataset, authored by Beth Crawford Poulton and last updated in April 2026, likely contains measurements of MB density across life stages, egg counts, and spore presence. It originates from research on field-caught mosquitoes from Burkina Faso.

Use Cases

• Modeling the impact of Microsporidia MB on mosquito fertility based on egg viability and egg count data.
• Analyzing symbiont density dynamics across mosquito life stages and tissues, such as gonads.
• Assessing the stability of MB transmission in laboratory colonies over multiple generations.
• Investigating the relationship between blood feeding and MB sporogony activation in ovaries.

Strengths

• Colonies were maintained for more than two years, suggesting longitudinal stability.
• Data includes measurements from three distinct An. coluzzii colonies and one hybrid colony.
• Released under a CC-BY-4.0 license, permitting broad reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The primary data is in a DOCX format (19.3 MB), which may require extraction for analysis.

Provenance

Source

Beth Crawford Poulton, via figshare.

Collection Method

Progeny of field-caught An. gambiae s.l from Burkina Faso were isolated, tested for MB, and pooled over multiple generations.

Time Range

The study period involved colony maintenance for over two years.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 05:32:49; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Source mosquitoes were field-caught in Burkina Faso.