Artículo
Wolbachia infection in natural mosquito populations from Argentina
Chuchuy, Ailen
; Rodriguero, Marcela Silvina
; Alonso, Ana Carolina
; Stein, Marina
; Micieli, Maria Victoria





Fecha de publicación:
09/2024
Editorial:
Springer
Revista:
Parasitology Research
ISSN:
0932-0113
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
Clasificación temática:
Resumen
The increasing spread of mosquito vectors has made mosquito-borne arboviral diseases a global threat to public health, leading to the urgent need for effectivepopulation control methods. Strategies based in the intracellular bacterium Wolbachia Hertig, 1936 are considered environmentally friendly, safe forhumans, and potentially cost-effective for controlling arboviral diseases. To minimize undesirable side effects, it is relevant to assess whether Wolbachia ispresent in the area and understand the diversity associated with native infections before implementing these strategies. With this purpose, we investigatedWolbachia infection status, diversity and prevalence in populations of Aedes albifasciatus (Macquart, 1838), Aedes fluviatilis (Lutz, 1904), and hybrids of theCulex pipiens (Linnaeus, 1758) complex from Argentina. Aedes albifasciatus and Cx. pipiens complex samples were collected in the province of Buenos Aires, andAe. fluviatilis in the province of Misiones. Aedes albifasciatus was found to be uninfected, while infections with strains wFlu and wPip were detected in Ae.fluviatilis and hybrids of the Cx. pipiens complex, respectively. All strains were fixed or close to fixation and clustered within supergroup B. These findingprovide valuable information on Wolbachia strains found in natural mosquito populations in Argentina that might be used in heterologous infections in thefuture or be considered when designing control strategies based on Wolbachia infection.
Palabras clave:
WOLBACHIA
,
MOSQUITOES
,
ARBOVIRUSES
,
MLST
,
BIOCONTROL
,
NEGLECTED DISEASES
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Identificadores
Colecciones
Articulos(CCT - NORDESTE)
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - NORDESTE
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - NORDESTE
Articulos(CEPAVE)
Articulos de CENTRO DE EST.PARASITOL.Y DE VECTORES (I)
Articulos de CENTRO DE EST.PARASITOL.Y DE VECTORES (I)
Articulos(INENCO)
Articulos de INST.DE INVEST.EN ENERGIA NO CONVENCIONAL
Articulos de INST.DE INVEST.EN ENERGIA NO CONVENCIONAL
Citación
Chuchuy, Ailen; Rodriguero, Marcela Silvina; Alonso, Ana Carolina; Stein, Marina; Micieli, Maria Victoria; Wolbachia infection in natural mosquito populations from Argentina; Springer; Parasitology Research; 123; 10; 9-2024; 1-9
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