Highlights•Vectorial capacity determines the relative importance of a mosquito as a
vector.•Vector competence is one component of vectorial capacity.•Interactions between …

Metagenomic Next Generation Sequencing (mNGS) allows the evaluation of complex
microbial communities, avoiding isolation and cultivation of each microbial species, and …

In March 2020, following the annual International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV)
ratification vote on newly proposed taxa, the phylum Negarnaviricota was amended and …

The spectrum of viruses in insects is important for subjects as diverse as public health,
veterinary medicine, food production, and biodiversity conservation. The traditional interest …

Mosquitoes harbor a high diversity of RNA viruses, including many that impact human
health. Despite a growing effort to describe the extent and nature of the mosquito virome …

In April 2023, following the annual International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV)
ratification vote on newly proposed taxa, the phylum Negarnaviricota was amended and …

RNA viruses exhibit substantial structural, ecological and genomic diversity. However,
genome size in RNA viruses is likely limited by a high mutation rate, resulting in the …

Metagenomic analysis of whole mosquitoes allows the genetic characterization of all
associated viruses, including arboviruses and insect-specific viruses, plus those in their diet …

Mosquitoes, most often recognized for the microbial agents of disease they may carry,
harbor diverse microbial communities that include viruses, bacteria, and fungi, collectively …

Mosquitoes are vectors for emerging and re-emerging infectious viral diseases of humans,
livestock and other animals. In addition to these arthropod-borne (arbo) viruses, mosquitoes …