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ArticleParasitology research2024

Identification of Ochrobactrum as a bacteria with transstadial transmission and potential for application in paratransgenic control of leishmaniasis.

Slavica Vaselek, Basak Ezgi Sarac, Ali Doruk Uzunkaya, Ayda Yilmaz, Cagatay Karaaslan, Bulent Alten

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Slavica VaselekHacettepe University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Ecology Section, Ankara, Türkiye. slavica.vaselek@gmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9105-7138
Basak Ezgi SaracHacettepe University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Molecular Biology Section, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1181-4598
Ali Doruk UzunkayaHacettepe University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Molecular Biology Section, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0598-2563
Ayda YilmazHacettepe University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Ecology Section, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4592-056X
Cagatay KaraaslanHacettepe University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Molecular Biology Section, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4857-0857
Bulent AltenHacettepe University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Ecology Section, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9711-4113
Hacettepe University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic vector-borne disease with worldwide distribution. All current approaches in leishmaniasis control or development of vaccines/cures showed only limited success. Recently, paratransgenesis has been marked as a promising strategy for leishmaniasis control. Thus, the investigations of the gut microbial content of sand flies have gained popularity. Gut microbial composition of the laboratory colony of Phlebotomus papatasi was investigated via microbial culturomics approach which refers to the combination of multiple culture conditions and different selective and/or enriched culture mediums, followed by 16S rDNA sequencing. Investigations were conducted on three offspring generations, with six samplings of immature stages (four larval samplings, one pre-pupa, one pupa) and samplings of adults before and after blood feeding. The aim was to determine if microbiome changes during the sand fly development and to identify bacteria with transstadial potential. The presence of 8 bacterial taxa (Bacillus sp., Terribacillus sp., Staphylococcus sp., Alcaligenes sp., Microbacterium sp., Leucobacter sp., Ochrobactrum sp. and Enterobacter sp.), 2 fungi (Fusarium sp. and Acremonium sp.) and 1 yeast (Candida sp.) were recorded. Gram-positive bacteria were more diverse, but gram-negative bacteria were more abundant. All taxa were recorded among immature stage samples, while only one bacterium was detected in adults. Microbial diversity among larval samples was stable, with a steady decrease in pre-pupa and pupa, resulting in the survival of only Ochrobactrum sp. in adults. Abundance of microbes was higher when larvae were actively feeding, with a gradual decrease after larvae stopped feeding and commenced pupation. Ochrobactrum sp. is the bacteria with transstadial potential, worthy of future in-depth analysis for the application in paratransgenic approach for the control of Leishmania sp.

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LeishmaniasisPhlebotomusPsychodidaeAnimalsBacteriaCulture MediaCulture MediaBacteriaOchrobactrumParatransgenesisPhlebotomusSand fly

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