16S rRNA Gene Sequences from Bacteria Associated with Adult Anopheles darlingi (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes

The microbial flora associated with Anopheles darlingi Root (Diptera: Culicidae), a major Neotropical malaria vector, was investigated for the development of a paratransgenesis-based approach to control malaria transmission in Brazil. Female mosquitoes were collected using human land catches and cap...

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Published in:Journal of medical entomology 2008-01, Vol.45 (1), p.172-175
Main Authors: Terenius, Olle, Dantas de Oliveira, Caroline, Pinheiro, Waleria Dasso, Tadei, Wanderli Pedro, James, Anthony Amade, Marinotti, Osvaldo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Anopheles - microbiology
Anopheles darlingi
bacteria
Bacteria - classification
Bacteria - genetics
Biological and medical sciences
disease vectors
Enterobacteriaceae
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gastrointestinal Tract - microbiology
Insecta
Invertebrates
malaria
Male
Medically important nuisances and vectors, pests of stored products and materials: population survey and control
microorganisms
paratransgenesis
Phylogeny
polymerase chain reaction
ribosomal DNA
RNA, Bacterial - genetics
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics
sequence analysis
sequence homology
Short Communications
taxonomy
Vectors. Intermediate hosts
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Summary:The microbial flora associated with Anopheles darlingi Root (Diptera: Culicidae), a major Neotropical malaria vector, was investigated for the development of a paratransgenesis-based approach to control malaria transmission in Brazil. Female mosquitoes were collected using human land catches and captured insects provided a bloodmeal. The controlled blood feeding resulted in increased detection of mosquito bacterial population because it was possible to retrieve bacterial DNA from all blood-fed mosquitoes. The 16S sequences of bacteria recovered, include some closely related to those found in other vector mosquitoes, including Aeromonas, Pantoea and Pseudomonas species.
ISSN:0022-2585
1938-2928
DOI:10.1603/0022-2585%282008%2945%5B172%3ASRGSFB%5D2.0.CO%3B2