The Leishmania parasite is transmitted via the bite of a sand fly. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Dey et al. (2018) report that sand fly gut microbiota are also transferred to the bite site, promoting neutrophil recruitment and parasite dissemination to distal organs.

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昆虫肠道菌群：叮咬的附件

该利什曼原虫寄生虫是通过沙蝇叮咬传播。在本期《细胞宿主与微生物》中，Dey等人。（2018）报告说，沙蝇肠道菌群也被转移到叮咬部位，促进中性粒细胞募集和寄生虫向远端器官的传播。