Reduced diversity of gut microbiota in two Aedes mosquitoes species in areas of recent invasion.

ABSTRACT: Aedes mosquitoes are considered highly successful global invasive species and vectors of several pathogens of relevance for public health. Their midgut's microbiota can play an important role in affecting not only their vectorial competence but also their fitness, physiology, food digestion, metabolism, immunity and adaptation to new environmental conditions. Using high-throughput sequencing we compared the microbiota of Aedes albopictus collected in Italy with those reported in populations from France and Vietnam. We also analysed Aedes koreicus gut microbiota for the first time. We found remarkable individual difference along with common bacterial taxa in both species. Ae. albopictus collected in Italy had a lower richness and a different composition of microbiota in respect to specimens

SUBMITTER: Rosso F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6208342 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature