The midgut microbiota of disease vectors plays a critical role in the successful transmission
of human pathogens. The environment influences the microbiota composition; however, the …

Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus develop in the same aquatic sites where they
encounter microorganisms that influence their life history and capacity to transmit human …

How microbe–microbe interactions dictate microbial complexity in the mosquito gut is
unclear. Previously we found that, Serratia, a gut symbiont that alters vector competence and …

An estimated 3500 species of mosquitoes (family Culicidae) exist worldwide of which
several are known vectors of pathogens that cause disease in humans and other …

Mosquito midgut microbiota is a key component of vector competence, as gut bacteria can
disturb pathogen development. In this study, we addressed the microbiota composition of …

Vector‐borne diseases are a major health burden, yet factors affecting their spread are only
partially understood. For example, microbial symbionts can impact mosquito reproduction …

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 …

Gut microbial communities of mosquitoes can influence vector susceptibility to pathogens,
yet the factors that govern their composition remain poorly understood. We investigated the …

Diseases caused by arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses), such as Dengue, West Nile, and
Chikungunya, constitute a major global health burden and are increasing in incidence and …

Background Symbiosis in insects is accumulating significant amount of studies: the
description of a wide array of mutualistic associations across the evolutionary history of …