The great potential of entomopathogenic bacteria Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus for mosquito control: a review

WJ da Silva, HL Pilz-Júnior, R Heermann… - Parasites & vectors, 2020 - Springer
The control of insects of medical importance, such as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus
are still the only effective way to prevent the transmission of diseases, such as dengue …

Friend or foe? A review of the mechanisms that drive Serratia towards diverse lifestyles

LM Petersen, LS Tisa - Canadian journal of microbiology, 2013 - cdnsciencepub.com
Found widespread around the globe, Serratia are Gram-negative bacteria capable of
thriving in a diverse number of environments that include water, soil, and the digestive tracts …

Generation of axenic Aedes aegypti demonstrate live bacteria are not required for mosquito development

MA Correa, B Matusovsky, DE Brackney… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The mosquito gut microbiome plays an important role in mosquito development and fitness,
providing a promising avenue for novel mosquito control strategies. Here we present a …

Biological synthesis of nickel nanoparticles using extracellular metabolites of Bacillus Sphaericus: characterization and vector-borne disease control applications

T Santhoshkumar, RK Govindarajan, C Kamaraj… - South African Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we use extracellular metabolites of Bacillus sphaericus culture for the
biosynthesis of nickel nanoparticles (BS@ NiNPs) and potential larvicidal activity against …

The axenic and gnotobiotic mosquito: emerging models for microbiome host interactions

B Steven, J Hyde, JC LaReau… - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The increasing availability of modern research tools has enabled a revolution in studies of
non-model organisms. Yet, one aspect that remains difficult or impossible to control in many …

Biotechnological potential of microorganisms for mosquito population control and reduction in vector competence

RM Katak, AM Cintra, BC Burini, O Marinotti… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Mosquitoes carry pathogens that can cause diseases like malaria, dengue
fever, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika fever, causing more than 700,000 deaths each …

Mosquito/microbiota interactions: from complex relationships to biotechnological perspectives

I Ricci, C Damiani, A Capone, C DeFreece… - Current opinion in …, 2012 - Elsevier
To date around 3500 different species of mosquito have been described, several tens of
which are vectors of pathogens of remarkable interest in public health. Mosquitoes are …

Aedes–Chikungunya Virus Interaction: Key Role of Vector Midguts Microbiota and Its Saliva in the Host Infection

VVS Monteiro, KC Navegantes-Lima… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Aedes mosquitoes are important vectors for emerging diseases caused by arboviruses, such
as chikungunya (CHIKV). These viruses' main transmitting species are Aedes aegypti and …

[BOOK][B] Ecology of invertebrate diseases

AE Hajek, DI Shapiro-Ilan - 2018 - books.google.com
A rapidly growing interdisciplinary field, disease ecology merges key ideas from ecology,
medicine, genetics, immunology, and epidemiology to study how hosts and pathogens …

Trypsin inhibitor from Moringa oleifera flowers interferes with survival and development of Aedes aegypti larvae and kills bacteria inhabitant of larvae midgut

EV Pontual, ND de Lima Santos, MC de Moura… - Parasitology …, 2014 - Springer
Moringa oleifera flower extract, with trypsin inhibitor activity, is a larvicidal agent on Aedes
aegypti. This work reports the isolation of trypsin inhibitor (M. oleifera flower trypsin inhibitor …