This article presents an overview of paratransgenesis as a strategy to control pathogen
transmission by insect vectors. It first briefly summarises some of the disease-causing …

The three main mosquito genera, Anopheles, Aedes and Culex, transmit respectively
malaria, dengue and lymphatic filariasis. Current mosquito control strategies have proved …

The mosquito gut represents an ecosystem that accommodates a complex, intimately
associated microbiome. It is increasingly clear that the gut microbiome influences a wide …

Malaria parasite transmission depends on the successful transition of Plasmodium through
discrete developmental stages in the lumen of the mosquito midgut. Like the human …

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 …

Symbiotic bacteria are known to play important roles in the biology of insects, but the current
knowledge of bacterial communities associated with mosquitoes is very limited and …

In this work we show that the lumen of Aedes aegypti midgut is highly colonized by bacteria
that were identified by culture-dependent and culture-independent methods. rDNA …

In light of the declining global malaria burden attained largely due to insecticides, a deeper
understanding of the factors driving insecticide resistance is needed to mitigate its growing …

To describe the midgut microbial diversity and to find the candidate bacteria for the genetic
manipulation for the generation of paratransgenic Anopheline mosquitoes refractory to …

The microbiota of Anopheles mosquitoes interferes with mosquito infection by Plasmodium
and influences mosquito fitness, therefore affecting vectorial capacity. This natural barrier to …