Table 1. Influence of the Microbiota on Mosquito Physiology and Pathogen Transmissiona.
| Mosquito species | Microbiota | Function | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aedes aegypti | Enterobacter sp., Serratia sp. | Blood digestion | [35] |
| Aedes albopictus | Acinetobacter baumannii, Acinetobacter johnsonii | Blood digestion and nectar assimilation | [36] |
| Ae. aegypti, Culex pipiens | Saccharomyces cerevisiae | Nutrient source | [37,38] |
| Ae. aegypti | Wolbachia (wMelPop) | Blood-feeding success | [39] |
| Anopheles stephensi | Asaia | Larval development | [40] |
| Ae. aegypti | Escherichia coli | Larval development (hypoxia signal) | [43,44] |
| Ae. aegypti | Wolbachia (wMelPop) | Lifespan | [47] |
| Anopheles | Paraclostridium bifermentans | Kills mosquito (neurotoxin PMP1) | [48] |
| Cx. pipiens | Klebsiella sp., Aeromonas sp. | Attracts oviposition | [50] |
| Ae. aegypti | Candida pseudoglaebosa | Attracts oviposition | [51] |
| Ae. aegypti | Paenibacillus, Chryseobacterium, Sphingobacterium, Aquitalea, Comamonas | Fecundity | [52] |
| Aedes atropalpus | Comamonas | Fecundity | [52] |
| Anopheles gambiae | Enterobacter (Esp_Z) | Arrests Plasmodium falciparum (ROS) | [66] |
| Ae. aegypti | Serratia marcescens | Enhances dengue virus (SmEnhancin) | [62] |
| An. stephensi | Wickerhamomyces anomalus | Inhibits Plasmodium berghei (toxin) | [106] |
| An. stephensi | Asaia sp. | Activates antimicrobial peptides | [60] |
| An. stephensi | Serratia marcescens strain Y1 | Inhibits P. berghei | [64] |
| Ae. aegypti | Wolbachia (wMelPop) | Inhibits DENV, YFV, CHIKV, ZIKV | [87,88,110] |
| An. stephensi | Wolbachia (wAlbB) | Represses P. falciparum | [111] |
| An. gambiae | Wolbachia (wMelPop and wAlbB) | Inhibits P. falciparum | [96] |
a
Abbreviations: CHIKV, chikungunya virus; DENV, dengue virus; ROS, reactive oxygen species; YFV, yellow fever virus; ZIKV, Zika virus.