ArticleMicrobiome2022
Mosquito sex and mycobiota contribute to fructose metabolism in the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus.
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- Fungal microbiota diversity inWellcome open research · 2026Pooled it
- The Adult Aedes aegypti Bacterial Microbiota is Robust to Infection with the Obligate Microsporidian Parasite Edhazardia aedis.Environmental microbiology · 2026Article
- Microbiota variation inMicrobiology spectrum · 2026Article
- Environmental yeasts differentially impact the development and oviposition behavior of the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus.Microbiome · 2025Article
- A New Overview of Sex Bias in Fungal Infections.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Interkingdom interactions shape the fungal microbiome of mosquitoes.Animal microbiome · 2024Article
- Microbiota in disease-transmitting vectors.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2023Review
- Editorial: Gut microbial response to host metabolic phenotypes, volume II.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPlant floral nectars contain natural sugars such as fructose, which are a primary energy resource for adult mosquitoes. Despite the importance of carbohydrates for mosquito metabolism, a limited knowledge is available about the pathways involved in sugar assimilation by mosquitoes and their associated microbiota. To this end, we used
resultsOur results revealed significant differences in metabolic pathways between males and females, highlighting different modes of central carbon metabolism regulation. Competitive and synergistic interactions of diverse fungal taxa were identified within the active mycobiota following fructose ingestion. In addition, we identified potential cross-feeding interactions between this. Interestingly, there is a strong correlation between several active fungal taxa and the presence of fructose-derived metabolites.
conclusionsAltogether, our results provide novel insights into mosquito carbohydrate metabolism and demonstrate that dietary fructose as it relates to mosquito sex is an important determinant of mosquito metabolism; our results also further highlight the key role of active mycobiota interactions in regulating the process of fructose assimilation in mosquitoes. This study opens new avenues for future research on mosquito-microbiota trophic interactions related to plant nectar-derived sugars. Video abstract.
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