Curious entanglements: interactions between mosquitoes, their microbiota, and arboviruses
Highlights•The mosquito microbiota plays a modulatory role in arbovirus transmission.•
Mosquito–microbiota–virus interactions are diverse and poorly characterized.•Elucidating …
Mosquito–microbiota–virus interactions are diverse and poorly characterized.•Elucidating …
The microbiome modulates arbovirus transmission in mosquitoes
Highlights•Complex interactions occur within the mosquito holobiome that profoundly alter
the phenotype of the host.•Bacteria can enhance or suppress arbovirus transmission in …
the phenotype of the host.•Bacteria can enhance or suppress arbovirus transmission in …
The mosquito microbiota influences vector competence for human pathogens
NJ Dennison, N Jupatanakul, G Dimopoulos - Current opinion in insect …, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•The midgut of mosquito disease vectors contains a diverse microbial flora.•The
microbiota can modulate the mosquito immune response and influence vector competence …
microbiota can modulate the mosquito immune response and influence vector competence …
Bidirectional Interactions between Arboviruses and the Bacterial and Viral Microbiota in Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus
C Shi, L Beller, L Wang, A Rosales Rosas… - MBio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mosquitoes are important vectors for many arboviruses. It is becoming increasingly clear that
various symbiotic microorganisms (including bacteria and insect-specific viruses; ISVs) in …
various symbiotic microorganisms (including bacteria and insect-specific viruses; ISVs) in …
[HTML][HTML] A gut commensal bacterium promotes mosquito permissiveness to arboviruses
Mosquitoes are hematophagous vectors that can acquire human viruses in their intestinal
tract. Here, we define a mosquito gut commensal bacterium that promotes permissiveness to …
tract. Here, we define a mosquito gut commensal bacterium that promotes permissiveness to …
Progress towards understanding the mosquito-borne virus life cycle
Mosquito-borne arboviruses are a group of heterogeneous viruses that are mainly
transmitted to vertebrate hosts and are the aetiological agents of many human diseases …
transmitted to vertebrate hosts and are the aetiological agents of many human diseases …
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 …
pathogens in the mosquito vector before they are transmitted to humans is an effective …
Bacteria and antiviral immunity in insects
KN Johnson - Current opinion in insect science, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Bacteria isolated from mosquitoes modulate virus infection, including dengue and
La Crosse virus.•Wolbachia mediates antiviral protection in both mosquitoes and …
La Crosse virus.•Wolbachia mediates antiviral protection in both mosquitoes and …
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 …
outbreaks of new mosquito-borne diseases always looming. Unfortunately, current …
Understanding the Wolbachia-mediated inhibition of arboviruses in mosquitoes: progress and challenges
Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) pose a considerable threat to human and animal
health, yet effective control measures have proven difficult to implement, and novel means of …
health, yet effective control measures have proven difficult to implement, and novel means of …