Pollution gradients shape microbial communities associated with Ae. albopictus larval habitats in urban community gardens.

ABSTRACT: The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus is well adapted to urban environments and takes advantage of the artificial containers that proliferate in anthropized landscapes. Little is known about the physicochemical, pollutant, and microbiota compositions of Ae. albopictus-colonized aquatic habitats and whether these properties differ with noncolonized habitats. We specifically addressed this question in French community gardens by investigating whether pollution gradients (characterized either by water physicochemical properties combined with pollution variables or by the presence of organic molecules in water) influence water microbial composition and then the presence/absence of Ae. albopictus mosquitoes. Interestingly, we showed that the physicochemical and microbial compositions of non

SUBMITTER: Duval P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11523617 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature