Developing novel genetic and symbiotic control strategies for the invasive mosquito, Aedes japonicus
Lead Research Organisation:
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Department Name: Vector Biology
Abstract
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Publications
Jeffries CL
(2024)
Mitochondrial and microbial diversity of the invasive mosquito vector species Culex tritaeniorhynchus across its extensive inter-continental geographic range.
in Wellcome open research
Foo A
(2024)
MosAIC: An annotated collection of mosquito-associated bacteria with high-quality genome assemblies.
in PLoS biology
Brettell L
(2025)
Mosquitoes Reared in Nearby Insectaries at the Same Institution Have Significantly Divergent Microbiomes
in Environmental Microbiology
Aveyard J
(2024)
Nitric oxide releasing coatings for the prevention of viral and bacterial infections.
in Biomaterials science
Pitol AK
(2023)
Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 and its surrogate, bacteriophage Phi6, on surfaces and in water.
in Applied and environmental microbiology
Foo A
(2023)
Recovery of metagenomic data from the Aedes aegypti microbiome using a reproducible snakemake pipeline: MINUUR
in Wellcome Open Research
| Title | Additional file 1 of Interspecies microbiome transplantation recapitulates microbial acquisition in mosquitoes |
| Description | Additional file 1: Supplementary Table 1. Sequencing and diversity statistics for 16S rRNA gene amplicon libraries prepared from donor and recipient samples. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_1_of_Interspecies_microbiome_tr... |
| Title | Additional file 1 of Interspecies microbiome transplantation recapitulates microbial acquisition in mosquitoes |
| Description | Additional file 1: Supplementary Table 1. Sequencing and diversity statistics for 16S rRNA gene amplicon libraries prepared from donor and recipient samples. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_1_of_Interspecies_microbiome_tr... |
| Title | Additional file 2 of Interspecies microbiome transplantation recapitulates microbial acquisition in mosquitoes |
| Description | Additional file 2: Supplementary Table 2. Taxonomic assignments and prevalence of each ASV in each sample, along with whether a particular ASV was considered 'rare' or 'common' among individuals of a particular donor species. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_2_of_Interspecies_microbiome_tr... |
| Title | Additional file 2 of Interspecies microbiome transplantation recapitulates microbial acquisition in mosquitoes |
| Description | Additional file 2: Supplementary Table 2. Taxonomic assignments and prevalence of each ASV in each sample, along with whether a particular ASV was considered 'rare' or 'common' among individuals of a particular donor species. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_2_of_Interspecies_microbiome_tr... |
| Description | collaboration with University of Zurich |
| Organisation | University of Zurich |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Our team visited the lab of Dr Verhurst at the National Centre for Vector Entomology, within the Insitution of Parasitology, at the University of Zurich. This introductory meeting had several aims which were to gain an understanding of each labs research interests, transfer knowledge regarding Aedes japonicas rearing and virus infections, and understand the ecology of the mosquito and suitable methods to trap these mosquitoes in both urban and rural areas of Switzerland. The initial meeting was a success and we have now developed a pathway forward to develop future collaborations around microbial and genetic control of these mosquitoes. For this visit our group presented our research on wolbachia control, novel genetic engineering process and the influence of the temperature on the microbiome of mosquito vectors. We also shared our experience on viral infection of mosquitoes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Verhulst group presented there research on European mosquito vectors, the incursion of Aedes japonicus mosquitoes into Switzerland, olfaction and behavioural assays undertaken in the lab, and methods for working with Aedes japonicus including rearing and trapping. |
| Impact | No outputs so far. |
| Start Year | 2022 |