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Prevalence of Spiroplasma and interaction with wild Glossina tachinoides microbiota

Parasite, 2023
Tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) are vectors of the tropical neglected diseases sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in animals. The elimination of these diseases is linked to control of the vector.
Dera Kiswend-Sida M, Dieng Mouhamadou M, Moyaba Percy, Ouedraogo Gisele MS, Pagabeleguem Soumaïla, Njokou Flobert, Ngambia Freitas François S, de Beer Chantel J, Mach Robert L, Vreysen Marc JB, Abd-Alla Adly MM   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aedes albopictus microbiome derives from environmental sources and partitions across distinct host tissues

MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 12, Issue 3, June 2023., 2023
The processes that govern how environmental microbes assemble across the tissues within mosquitoes remain poorly resolved. We use ecological network analyses to examine how environmental bacteria assemble to form bacteriomes among Aedes albopictus host tissues.
Priscilla S. Seabourn, Danya E. Weber, Helen Spafford, Matthew C. I. Medeiros   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seasonal variation of microbiota composition in Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii in two different eco‐geographical localities in Cameroon

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Volume 36, Issue 3, Page 269-282, September 2022., 2022
This study evaluated seasonal and geographical variations in the microbial community of the two major malaria vectors (Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii). Overall, 97 bacterial taxa were detected across all mosquito samples, with 86 of these shared between dry and wet seasons in both localities and species.
Maurice Marcel Sandeu, Claudine Grâce Tatsinkou Maffo, Nsa Dada, Flobert Njiokou, Grant L. Hughes, Charles S. Wondji   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biofilm formation as an extra gear for Apilactobacillus kunkeei to counter the threat of agrochemicals in honeybee crop

Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 15, Issue 8, Page 2160-2175, August 2022., 2022
We mechanistically investigated the behavior of honeybees symbionts fructophilic lactobacilli under the exposure to agrochemicals and plant secondary metabolites ingested by honeybees as part of their diet. The effects of exposure to agrochemicals and plant secondary metabolites were assessed both on planktonic cells and sessile communities of three ...
Ali Zein Alabiden Tlais, Andrea Polo, Pasquale Filannino, Vincenzo Cantatore, Marco Gobbetti, Raffaella Di Cagno   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

New weapons to fight malaria transmission: A historical view

Entomological Research, Volume 52, Issue 5, Page 235-240, May 2022., 2022
Abstract The stagnation of our fight against malaria in recent years, mainly due to the development of mosquito insecticide resistance, argues for the urgent development of new weapons. The dramatic evolution of molecular tools in the last few decades led to a better understanding of parasite–mosquito interactions and coalesced in the development of ...
Wei Huang, Sung‐Jae Cha, Marcelo Jacobs‐Lorena   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Associations between Afrotropical bats, eukaryotic parasites, and microbial symbionts

Molecular Ecology, Volume 31, Issue 7, Page 1939-1950, April 2022., 2022
Abstract Skin is the largest mammalian organ and the first defensive barrier against the external environment. The skin and fur of mammals can host a wide variety of ectoparasites, many of which are phylogenetically diverse, specialized, and specifically adapted to their hosts.
Holly L. Lutz, Jack A. Gilbert, Carl W. Dick   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Green Nano‐Biotechnology: A New Sustainable Paradigm to Control Dengue Infection

Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022
Dengue is a growing mosquito‐borne viral disease prevalent in 128 countries, while 3.9 billion people are at high risk of acquiring the infection. With no specific treatment available, the only way to mitigate the risk of dengue infection is through controlling of vector, i.e., Aedes aegypti.
Tanzeel Zohra, Ali Talha Khalil, Faryal Saeed, Bushra Latif, Muhammad Salman, Aamer Ikram, Muhammad Ayaz, H. C. Ananda Murthy, S. Kumaran   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular characterization of RNase III protein of Asaia sp. for developing a robust RNAi-based paratransgensis tool to affect the sexual life-cycle of Plasmodium or Anopheles fitness

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background According to scientific recommendations, paratransgenesis is one of the solutions for improving the effectiveness of the Global Malaria Eradication Programme. In paratransgenesis, symbiont microorganisms are used for distorting or blocking the
Majid Asgari, Mahdokht Ilbeigikhamsehnejad, Elham Rismani, Navid Dinparast Djadid, Abbasali Raz   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of genetically engineered Trabulsiella odontotermitis as a ‘Trojan Horse’ for paratransgenesis in termites [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: The Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus is an invasive urban pest in the Southeastern USA. Paratransgenesis using a microbe expressed lytic peptide that targets the termite gut protozoa is currently being developed for the ...
Howells, Andréa, Delatte, Jennifer, Tikhe, Chinmay Vijay, Claudia Husseneder, Martin, Thomas M, Andréa Howells, Husseneder, Claudia, Chinmay Vijay Tikhe, Thomas M. Martin, Jennifer Delatte   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Mosquito-Borne Diseases Emergence/Resurgence and How to Effectively Control It Biologically

Pathogens, 2020
Deadly pathogens and parasites are transmitted by vectors and the mosquito is considered the most threatening vector in public health, transmitting these pathogens to humans and animals. We are currently witnessing the emergence/resurgence in new regions/
Handi Dahmana, Oleg Mediannikov
doaj   +1 more source