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 …

Malaria-Transmitting Vectors Microbiota: Overview and Interactions With Anopheles Mosquito Biology

OY Djihinto, AA Medjigbodo, ARA Gangbadja… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Malaria remains a vector-borne infectious disease that is still a major public health concern
worldwide, especially in tropical regions. Malaria is caused by a protozoan parasite of the …

Bacterial Microbiota from Lab-Reared and Field-Captured Anopheles darlingi Midgut and Salivary Gland

NAC Santos, VR Carvalho, JA Souza-Neto, DP Alonso… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Anopheles darlingi is a major malaria vector in the Amazon region and, like other vectors,
harbors a community of microorganisms with which it shares a network of interactions. Here …

Chapter 14: Odour-mediated oviposition-site selection by mosquitoes

Z Khan, R Ignell, SR Hill - Sensory ecology of disease …, 2022 - wageningenacademic.com
The exploration of the chemical ecology of oviposition behaviour in mosquitoes provides the
means to describe the role of volatile organic compounds used by gravid mosquitoes to …

Comparative assessment of the bacterial communities associated with Anopheles darlingi immature stages and their breeding sites in the Brazilian Amazon

KD Mosquera, LKJ Nilsson, MR de Oliveira… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Background The neotropical anopheline mosquito Anopheles darlingi is a major malaria
vector in the Americas. Studies on mosquito-associated microbiota have shown that …

Odor-mediated response of gravid Aedes aegypti to mosquito-associated symbiotic bacteria

KD Mosquera, Z Khan, B Wondwosen, B Alsanius… - Acta Tropica, 2023 - Elsevier
Complex oviposition decisions allow gravid Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to select suitable
sites for egg-laying to increase the probability that their progeny will thrive. The bacterial …

Egg-laying by female Aedes aegypti shapes the bacterial communities of breeding sites

KD Mosquera, LE Martínez Villegas… - BMC biology, 2023 - Springer
Background Aedes aegypti, the main arboviral mosquito vector, is attracted to human
dwellings and makes use of human-generated breeding sites. Past research has shown that …

Whole Genome Sequencing and CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli BE311 for Fluorescence Labeling and Enterotoxin Analyses

S Lu, T Tao, Y Su, J Hu, L Zhang, G Wang, X Li… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Some prevention strategies, including vaccines and antibiotic alternatives, have been
developed to reduce enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli proliferation in animal production. In …

Multi-Omic Analysis of Symbiotic Bacteria Associated With Aedes aegypti Breeding Sites

KD Mosquera, LE Martinez Villegas, SJ Pidot… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Mosquito breeding sites are complex aquatic environments with wide microbial diversity and
physicochemical parameters that can change over time during the development of immature …

Bacterial community diversity and bacterial interaction network in eight mosquito species

H da Silva, TMP Oliveira, MAM Sallum - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are found widely throughout the world. Several species can
transmit pathogens to humans and other vertebrates. Mosquitoes harbor great amounts of …