title: Diversity and function of bacterial microbiota in the mosquito holobiont.
abstract: Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) have been shown to host diverse bacterial communities that vary depending on the sex of the mosquito, the developmental stage, and ecological factors. Some studies have suggested a potential role of microbiota in the nutritional, developmental and reproductive biology of mosquitoes. Here, we present a review of the diversity and functions of mosquito-associated bacteria across multiple variation factors, emphasizing recent findings. Mosquito microbiota is considered in the context of possible extended phenotypes conferred on the insect hosts that allow niche diversification and rapid adaptive evolution in other insects. These kinds of observations have prompted the recent development of new mosquito control methods based on the use of symbiotically-modified mosquitoes to interfere with pathogen transmission or reduce the host life span and reproduction. New opportunities for exploiting bacterial function for vector control are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: UMR CNRS 5557, USC INRA 1364, VetAgro Sup, Ecologie Microbienne, FR41 BioEnvironment and Health, Université de Lyon 1, Villeurbanne F-69622, France.
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Minard
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mavingui
authors.forename: Claire Valiente
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Moro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D044822:Biodiversity; D009033:Culicidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D054892:Metagenome; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000379:methods; D013559:Symbiosis