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Aedes aegypti gut transcriptomes respond differently to microbiome transplants from field‐caught or laboratory‐reared mosquitoes (2024)
Journal Article

The mosquito microbiome is critical for host development and plays a major role in many aspects of mosquito biology. While the microbiome is commonly dominated by a small number of genera, there is considerable variation in composition among mosquito... Read More about Aedes aegypti gut transcriptomes respond differently to microbiome transplants from field‐caught or laboratory‐reared mosquitoes.

Identification and characterization of two CRISPR/Cas systems associated with the mosquito microbiome (2023)
Journal Article

The microbiome profoundly influences many traits in medically relevant vectors such as mosquitoes, and a greater functional understanding of host–microbe interactions may be exploited for novel microbial-based approaches to control mosquito-borne dis... Read More about Identification and characterization of two CRISPR/Cas systems associated with the mosquito microbiome.

Novel wolbachia strains in anopheles malaria vectors from sub-saharan africa [version 2; referees: 3 approved] (2018)
Journal Article

Background: Wolbachia, a common insect endosymbiotic bacterium that can influence pathogen transmission and manipulate host reproduction, has historically been considered absent from the Anopheles (An.) genera, but has recently been found in An. gamb... Read More about Novel wolbachia strains in anopheles malaria vectors from sub-saharan africa [version 2; referees: 3 approved].

Novel role of Vpmas as major adhesins of Mycoplasma agalactiae mediating differential cell adhesion and invasion of Vpma expression variants (2017)
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Mycoplasma agalactiae exhibits antigenic variation by switching the expression of multiple surface lipoproteins called Vpmas. Although implicated to have a significant influence on the pathogenicity, their exact role in pathogen-host interactions has... Read More about Novel role of Vpmas as major adhesins of Mycoplasma agalactiae mediating differential cell adhesion and invasion of Vpma expression variants.

Gut-associated bacteria invade the midgut epithelium of Aedes aegypti and stimulate innate immunity and suppress Zika virus infection in cells
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Microbiota within mosquitoes influence nutrition, immunity, fecundity, and the capacity to transmit pathogens. Despite their importance, we have a limited understanding of host-microbiota interactions, especially at the cellular level. It is evident... Read More about Gut-associated bacteria invade the midgut epithelium of Aedes aegypti and stimulate innate immunity and suppress Zika virus infection in cells.

Inter-species microbiota transplantation recapitulates microbial acquisition and persistence in mosquitoes
Journal Article

Background Mosquitoes harbor microbial communities that play important roles in their growth, survival, reproduction, and ability to transmit human pathogens. Microbiome transplantation approaches are often used to study host-microbe interactions and... Read More about Inter-species microbiota transplantation recapitulates microbial acquisition and persistence in mosquitoes.

Aedes aegyptigut transcriptomes respond differently to microbiome transplants from field-caught or laboratory-reared mosquitoes
Journal Article

The mosquito microbiome is critical for host development and plays a major role in many aspects of mosquito biology. While the microbiome is commonly dominated by a small number of genera, there is considerable variation in composition among mosquito... Read More about Aedes aegyptigut transcriptomes respond differently to microbiome transplants from field-caught or laboratory-reared mosquitoes.