Abstract Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) have been shown to host diverse bacterial
communities that vary depending on the sex of the mosquito, the developmental stage, and …

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 …

Insect Symbiosis summarizes the current knowledge of the relationship between symbiotic
organisms and their insect hosts and provides an unparalleled analysis of cutting-edge …

Mosquito-borne diseases present a significant threat to human health, with the possibility of
outbreaks of new mosquito-borne diseases always looming. Unfortunately, current …

In this work we show that the lumen of Aedes aegypti midgut is highly colonized by bacteria
that were identified by culture-dependent and culture-independent methods. rDNA …

Field-collected mosquitoes of the two main malaria vectors in Africa, Anopheles gambiae
sensu lato and Anopheles funestus, were screened for their midgut bacterial contents. The …

Background Microbiota inhabiting midguts of mosquitoes play a key role in the host-parasite
interaction and enhance vectorial capacity of viral diseases like dengue and chikungunya …

The midgut microbiota associated with Anopheles stephensi and Anopheles maculipennis
(Diptera: Culicidae) was investigated for development of a paratransgenesis-based …

Background Microbial communities that inhabit the mosquito body play an import role in host
biology and may have potential for mosquito control. However, the forces that shape these …

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 …