title: Susceptibility of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) to Acanthamoeba polyphaga (Sarcomastigophora: Acanthamoebidae).
abstract: To date there is no report on mosquitoes infected with free-living amoebae. For this reason, the aim of this study was to verify if Aedes aegypti could be susceptible to Acanthamoeba polyphaga under laboratory conditions, so trophozoites were offered as a unique food resource for larvae of first instar. The results show that those amoebae are able to infect and colonize the mosquito gut and could be re-isolated of all stages of the mosquito (larvae, pupae, and adults).
authors.affiliation: Microbiologia Imunologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. marilise.rott@ufrgs.br
authors.forename: Marilise
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rott
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Caumo
authors.forename: Ismael
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sauter
authors.forename: Janina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eckert
authors.forename: Luana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: da Rosa
authors.forename: Onilda
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: da Silva
mesh_terms: D000048:Acanthamoeba / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D000330:Aedes / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000469:parasitology; D007814:Larva / Q000469:parasitology; D008853:Microscopy; D011679:Pupa / Q000469:parasitology