ReviewMicrobiome2021
The microbiome and mosquito vectorial capacity: rich potential for discovery and translation.
Review in Microbiome, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 96 papers.
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96 citing papers in PubMed, 193 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Transplant of cryopreserved mosquito gut microbiota reveals strain-specific patterns of microbial acquisition and assembly.ISME host microbe · 2026Article
- Characterizing the Bacterial Microbiome of the Invasive VectorInternational journal of microbiology · 2026Article
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- Mosquito host background impacts microbiome-Zika virus interactions in field- and laboratory-reared Aedes aegypti.Animal microbiome · 2025Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Microbiome research has gained considerable interest due to the emerging evidence of its impact on human and animal health. As in other animals, the gut-associated microbiota of mosquitoes affect host fitness and other phenotypes. It is now well established that microbes can alter pathogen transmission in mosquitoes, either positively or negatively, and avenues are being explored to exploit microbes for vector control. However, less attention has been paid to how microbiota affect phenotypes that impact vectorial capacity. Several mosquito and pathogen components, such as vector density, biting rate, survival, vector competence, and the pathogen extrinsic incubation period all influence pathogen transmission. Recent studies also indicate that mosquito gut-associated microbes can impact each of these components, and therefore ultimately modulate vectorial capacity. Promisingly, this expands the options available to exploit microbes for vector control by also targeting parameters that affect vectorial capacity. However, there are still many knowledge gaps regarding mosquito-microbe interactions that need to be addressed in order to exploit them efficiently. Here, we review current evidence of impacts of the microbiome on aspects of vectorial capacity, and we highlight likely opportunities for novel vector control strategies and areas where further studies are required. Video abstract.
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