Diversity of culturable gut bacteria and their role in conferring resistance to alpha-cypermethrin in field populations of Stegomyia aegypti

Introduction: from Puducherry by characterizing the culturable gut bacteria from resistant and susceptible mosquito populations and evaluating their role in mediating resistance. Materials and methods: degradation ability in minimal salt medium containing α-CP. Results: spp. demonstrated growth in α-CP supplemented minimal salt media. Discussion: The higher microbial diversity, evenness, and bacterial load observed in resistant populations, along with increased mortality following antibiotic treatment and the ability of certain isolates to grow in α-CP-supplemented media, indicate a potential symbiont-mediated mechanism contributing to insecticide resistance.