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Detection and isolation of the α-proteobacterium Asaia in Culex mosquitoes.
Investigations of microbiota within mosquitoes continue to widen the
spectrum of possible symbiont-based applications against vector-borne diseases. In
this context, α-proteobacteria of the genus Asaia (Rhodospirillales: Acetobacteraceae)
are emerging as possible endosymbiotic candidates, particularly in paratransgenic
approaches aimed at interrupting pathogen transmission. Previous studies have
shown that Asaia spp. distribution among Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles
stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes displayed positive rates of infection in
isolated midguts, salivary glands and reproductive tissues. Similarly, Asaia has been
detected in Aedes albopictus (Stegomyia albopicta) and Aedes aegypti (Stegomyia
aegypti ) (Diptera: Culicidae) populations. Within the Culex pipiens complex (Diptera:
Culicidae), Asaia infection is still largely unexplored. Here, we summarize a
preliminary survey of laboratory-reared Cx. pipiens complex and field-collected Culex
quinquefasciatus for the presence of Asaia spp., and present the first identification of
Asaia in some of the members of the Cx. pipiens complex and the first description in
West African populations of Cx. quinquefasciatus
Mosquito/microbiota interactions: from basic research to biotechnological perspectives in mosquito borne diseases control.
Mosquito/microbiota interactions: from basic research to
biotechnological perspectives in mosquito borne diseases contro