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ArticleJournal, genetic engineering & biotechnology2026

Metagenomic analysis of bacterial and viral communities of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus.

Shahzadi Asia Nadeem, Ijaz Ali, Hazrat Hussain, Ihsan Ullah, Wajid Ali, Khalid J Alzahrani, Hamid Ali, Zarak Imtiaz Khan, Kasim Sakran Abass, Rafi Ur Rahman

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Shahzadi Asia NadeemDepartment of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan.
Ijaz AliDepartment of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan; Center for Applied Mathematics & Bioinformatics (CAMB), Gulf University for Science & Technology, Hawally, Kuwait.
Hazrat HussainDepartment of Biotechnology, University of Swabi, Swabi. Pakistan.
Ihsan UllahIbadat International University, Islamabad. Pakistan.
Wajid AliDepartment of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan.
Khalid J AlzahraniDepartment of Clinical Laboratories Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Saudi Arabia.
Hamid AliDepartment of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan.
Zarak Imtiaz KhanDepartment of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan.
Kasim Sakran AbassDepartment of Physiology, Biochemistry, and Pharmacology, University of Kirkuk, Iraq.
Rafi Ur RahmanDepartment of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan; Laboratory of Biochemistry and Physiology of Insects, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address: rafitipu960@gmail.com.

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backgroundThe complicated relationship between the Aedes mosquito microbiome, arbovirus transmission and essential physiological processes, is extremely important. Microbial community plays a vital role in shaping vector biology, impacting critical aspects such as parasite replication within the vector, vector longevity, and ultimately, vector competence. Understanding the composition and function of the Aedes microbiome is therefore crucial for developing novel strategies to control arboviral diseases. Therefore, we aimed to identify prevalent bacterial and viral communities in Aedes mosquitoes from Pakistan.

methodsAe. aegypti and Ae. albopictus were collected and from three different regions of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Punjab and federal capital Islamabad. We isolated DNA and sequenced two pools of each species and conducted metagenomic analysis, identifying a variety of bacteria and viruses.

resultsWe found diverse bacterial and viral communities in both studied species. In Ae. aegypti, the most abundant bacterial species was Klebsiella pneumoniae followed by Acinetobacter baylyi. Ae. albopictus presented Pseudomonas putida as the most abundant bacterial species followed by Brevundimonas diminuta. Similarly in Ae. aegypti, we found that Escherichia phage HK639 was the most abundant viral species while in Ae. albopictus, it was Lactobacillus phage 2. It is important to mention that the prevalent viruses in both Aedes species belong to the Siphoviridae genus.

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Aedes aegyptiHuman endogenous retrovirus KMicrobiotaVector biologyVector competence

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