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 …

Leveraging insect-specific viruses to elucidate mosquito population structure and dynamics

BD Hollingsworth, ND Grubaugh, BP Lazzaro… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Several aspects of mosquito ecology that are important for vectored disease transmission
and control have been difficult to measure at epidemiologically important scales in the field …

Wolbachia dominance influences the Culex quinquefasciatus microbiota

GAM Flores, RP Lopez, CS Cerrudo, MA Perotti… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Microorganisms present in mosquitoes and their interactions are key factors affecting insect
development. Among them, Wolbachia is closely associated with the host and affects …

Biotechnological potential of microorganisms for mosquito population control and reduction in vector competence

RM Katak, AM Cintra, BC Burini, O Marinotti… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Mosquitoes carry pathogens that can cause diseases like malaria, dengue
fever, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika fever, causing more than 700,000 deaths each …

Lack of abundant core virome in Culex mosquitoes from a temperate climate region despite a mosquito species-specific virome

L De Coninck, A Soto, L Wang, K De Wolf, N Smitz… - …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
In arthropod-associated microbial communities, insect-specific viruses (ISVs) are prevalent
yet understudied due to limited infectivity outside their natural hosts. However, ISVs might …

Ingestion of amoxicillin–clavulanic acid at therapeutic concentration during blood meal impacts Aedes aegypti microbiota and dengue virus transmission

M Garcia--Van Smévoorde, E Calvez, I Quétel… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Dengue virus (DENV), mainly transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, is the most
prevalent arbovirus worldwide, representing a public health problem in tropical and …

Interactions between West Nile Virus and the Microbiota of Culex pipiens Vectors: A Literature Review

M Garrigós, M Garrido, G Panisse, J Veiga… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
The flavivirus West Nile virus (WNV) naturally circulates between mosquitoes and birds,
potentially affecting humans and horses. Different species of mosquitoes play a role as …

Highly divergent and diverse viral community infecting sylvatic mosquitoes from Northeast Brazil

AF da Silva, LC Machado, LMI da Silva… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Mosquitoes can transmit several pathogenic viruses to humans, but their natural viral
community is also composed of a myriad of other viruses such as insect-specific viruses …

A tangled threesome: understanding arbovirus infection in Aedes spp. and the effect of the mosquito microbiota

JS Mantilla-Granados, JE Castellanos… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Arboviral infections transmitted by Aedes spp. mosquitoes are a major threat to human
health, particularly in tropical regions but are expanding to temperate regions. The ability of …

Host influence on the eukaryotic virome of sympatric mosquitoes and abundance of diverse viruses with a broad host range

C Morel, P Gil, A Exbrayat, E Loire, F Charriat… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Mosquitoes harbor a large diversity of eukaryotic viruses. Those viromes probably influence
mosquito physiology and the transmission of human pathogens. Nevertheless, their ecology …