Detection of endosymbiotic, environmental, and potential bacterial pathogens in diverse mosquito taxa from Colombian tropical forests using RNAseq
This study provides the first comprehensive metagenomic description of bacterial communities associated with rural <i>Culicinae</i> mosquitoes in Colombia. The predominance of symbionts such as <i>Wolbachia</i> and <i>Spiroplasma</i>, coupled with distinct bacterial signatures among host species, highlights the ecological complexity of these microbiomes and their potential relevance for microbiome-based strategies in sustainable arboviral disease management.
Authors
- Howard Junca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4546-6229)
- Sandra Uribe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4762-0552)
- Andrés M. Gómez-Palacio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1069-9199)
- Cristian Robayo-Cuevas
Institutions
- Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia (CO)
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia (CO)
- Microbiomas Foundation (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1727830
- Primary Topic
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia