Damiani Claudia, Cappelli Alessia, Comandatore Francesco, Montarsi Fabrizio, Serrao Aurelio, Michelutti Alice, Bertola Michela, Mancini Maria Vittoria, Ricci Irene, Bandi Claudio, Favia Guido
School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, CIRM Italian Malaria Network, Via Gentile III da Varano, 62032 Camerino, Italy.
Biovecblok s.r.l., Via del Bastione 5, 62032 Camerino, Italy.
Insects. 2022 Feb 21;13(2):216. doi: 10.3390/insects13020216.
The emerging distribution of new alien mosquito species was recently described in Europe. In addition to the invasion of , several studies have focused on monitoring and controlling other invasive species, as and . Considering the increasing development of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes, new control strategies, including the use of bacterial host symbionts, are proposed. However, little is known about the bacterial communities associated with these species, thus the identification of possible candidates for Symbiotic Control is currently limited. The characterization of the natural microbiota of field-collected mosquitoes from North-East Italy through PCR screening, identified native infections of in this species that is also largely colonized by bacteria. Since and are proposed as novel tools for Symbiotic Control, our study supports their use for innovative control strategies against new invasive species. Although the presence of was previously characterized in , our study characterized this strain, also inferring its phylogenetic position. The co-presence of and may provide additional information about microbial competition in mosquito, and to select suitable phenotypes for the suppression of pathogen transmission and for the manipulation of host reproduction in .
欧洲最近描述了新外来蚊子物种的分布情况。除了[某种蚊子]的入侵外，一些研究还聚焦于监测和控制其他入侵[蚊子]物种，如[具体物种1]和[具体物种2]。鉴于[某种蚊子]对杀虫剂的抗性不断增强，人们提出了包括使用细菌宿主共生体在内的新控制策略。然而，对于与这些物种相关的细菌群落了解甚少，因此目前共生控制的可能候选者识别有限。通过PCR筛选对从意大利东北部野外采集的[某种蚊子]的天然微生物群进行表征，确定了该物种中[某种细菌]的天然感染，该物种也大量定殖有[另一种细菌]。由于[具体细菌1]和[具体细菌2]被提议作为共生控制的新工具，我们的研究支持将它们用于针对新入侵物种的创新控制策略。尽管之前已对[某种蚊子]中[具体细菌]的存在进行了表征，但我们的研究对该[具体细菌]菌株进行了表征，还推断了其系统发育位置。[具体细菌1]和[具体细菌2]的共同存在可能会提供有关蚊子中微生物竞争的更多信息，并为抑制病原体传播和操纵[某种蚊子]宿主繁殖选择合适的表型。
