Impact of intraspecific variation in insect microbiomes on host phenotype and evolution

C Lange, S Boyer, TM Bezemer, MC Lefort… - The ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Microbes can be an important source of phenotypic plasticity in insects. Insect physiology,
behaviour, and ecology are influenced by individual variation in the microbial communities …

Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus microbiome/virome: new strategies for controlling arboviral transmission?

M Gómez, D Martinez, M Muñoz, JD Ramírez - Parasites & vectors, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Abstract Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are the main vectors of highly
pathogenic viruses for humans, such as dengue (DENV), chikungunya (CHIKV), and Zika …

Mosquito microbiota and implications for disease control

H Gao, C Cui, L Wang, M Jacobs-Lorena, S Wang - Trends in parasitology, 2020 - cell.com
Mosquito-transmitted diseases account for about 500 000 deaths every year. Blocking these
pathogens in the mosquito vector before they are transmitted to humans is an effective …

Aedes spp. and Their Microbiota: A Review

F Scolari, M Casiraghi, M Bonizzoni - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Aedes spp. are a major public health concern due to their ability to be efficient vectors of
dengue, Chikungunya, Zika, and other arboviruses. With limited vaccines available and no …

Impact of the microbiome on mosquito-borne diseases

H Shi, X Yu, G Cheng - Protein & Cell, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Mosquito-borne diseases present a significant threat to human health, with the possibility of
outbreaks of new mosquito-borne diseases always looming. Unfortunately, current …

The microbiome and mosquito vectorial capacity: rich potential for discovery and translation

C Cansado-Utrilla, SY Zhao, PJ McCall, KL Coon… - Microbiome, 2021 - Springer
Microbiome research has gained considerable interest due to the emerging evidence of its
impact on human and animal health. As in other animals, the gut-associated microbiota of …

Anopheline mosquito saliva contains bacteria that are transferred to a mammalian host through blood feeding

A Accoti, C Damiani, E Nunzi, A Cappelli… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Malaria transmission occurs when Plasmodium sporozoites are transferred from
the salivary glands of anopheline mosquitoes to a human host through the injection of …

Innate immunity in Aedes mosquitoes: from pathogen resistance to shaping the microbiota

B Hixson, R Chen, N Buchon - … Transactions of the …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Discussions of host–microbe interactions in mosquito vectors are frequently dominated by a
focus on the human pathogens they transmit (eg Plasmodium parasites and arboviruses) …

Host species identity shapes the diversity and structure of insect microbiota

A Malacrinò - Molecular Ecology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
As for most of the life that inhabits our planet, microorganisms play an essential role in insect
nutrition, reproduction, defence, and support their host in many other functions. More …

Asaia Activates Immune Genes in Mosquito Eliciting an Anti-Plasmodium Response: Implications in Malaria Control

A Cappelli, C Damiani, MV Mancini, M Valzano… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In mosquitoes, the discovery of the numerous interactions between components of the
microbiota and the host immune response opens up the attractive possibility of the …