Human-aided dispersal and population bottlenecks facilitate parasitism escape in the most invasive mosquito species.

ABSTRACT: During biological invasion process, species encounter new environments and partially escape some ecological constraints they faced in their native range, while they face new ones. The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus is one of the most iconic invasive species introduced in every inhabited continent due to international trade. It has also been shown to be infected by a prevalent yet disregarded microbial entomoparasite Ascogregarina taiwanensis. In this study, we aimed at deciphering the factors that shape the global dynamics of A. taiwanensis infection in natural A. albopictus populations. We showed that A. albopictus populations are highly colonized by several parasite genotypes but recently introduced ones are escaping it. We further performed expe

SUBMITTER: Girard M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11074241 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature