Metagenomic profiling of the insect-specific virome in non-urban mosquitoes (Culicidae: Culicinae) from Colombia's Northern inter-Andean valleys.

ABSTRACT: Hematophagous mosquitoes are major vectors of diverse pathogens and serve as bioindicators in tropical ecosystems, yet their virome in non-urban Neotropical regions remains poorly characterized. We analyzed the virome of 147 mosquitoes from two natural ecosystems in Colombia using a hybrid viral identification approach, combining high-confidence and less stringent methods. Most high-confidence viral contigs remained unclassified or unknown, as expected for metagenomic surveys in novel ecosystems. However, members for the Magrovirales and Ortervirales, and other six orders were detected at lower abundance. Using a complementary, less stringent approach, we identified 168 viral species from 68 genera and 22 families across four mosquito tribes (Aedini, Culicini, Orthopodomyiini, Sabethini),

SUBMITTER: Gomez-Palacio A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12407433 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature