Identification of a culturable fungal species and endosymbiotic bacteria in saliva of Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens and their impact on arbovirus infection in vitro
These findings indicate that bacteria and fungi can be present in mosquito saliva and provide a foundation for further exploration of the impact of salivary fungi and bacteria on both vector competence and arbovirus infection in the mammalian host.
Authors
- Nikki Adriaens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0358-2555)
- Laure Remue
- Katrien Trappeniers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8099-6252)
- Alina Soto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3601-7424)
- Leen Delang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8874-675X)
- Sam Verwimp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9957-0307)
- Lanjiao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5699-1443)
- Joyce van Bree
Institutions
- Rega Institute for Medical Research (BE)
- Wageningen University & Research (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-07158-3
- Primary Topic
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00