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 …

Microbiome research has gained considerable interest due to the emerging evidence of its
impact on human and animal health. As in other animals, the gut-associated microbiota of …

Discussions of host–microbe interactions in mosquito vectors are frequently dominated by a
focus on the human pathogens they transmit (eg Plasmodium parasites and arboviruses) …

Background The pathogenic viruses transmitted by mosquitoes cause a variety of animal
and human diseases and public health concerns. Virome surveillance is important for the …

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 …

Background Insecticide resistance poses a growing challenge to malaria vector control in
Kenya and around the world. Following evidence of associations between the mosquito …

Recent studies show that mosquito–microbiota interactions affects vector competence and
fitness. We investigated if host antibodies modifying microbiota impact mosquito physiology …

Mosquitoes are important vectors for many arboviruses. It is becoming increasingly clear that
various symbiotic microorganisms (including bacteria and insect-specific viruses; ISVs) in …

Chrysomelidae is a family of phytophagous insects with a highly variable degree of trophic
specialization. The aim of this study is to test whether species feeding on different plants …

Background Usutu virus (USUV) is a rapidly spreading zoonotic arbovirus (arthropod-borne
virus) and a considerable threat to the global avifauna and in isolated cases to human …