Naturally Occurring Microbiota Associated with Mosquito Breeding Habitats and Their Effects on Mosquito Larvae

Joint Authors

Amarasinghe, Deepika
Ranasinghe, H. A. K.

Source

BioMed Research International

Issue

Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-11, 11 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2020-12-15

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

11

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Immature mosquitoes are aquatic, and their distribution, abundance, and individual fitness in a particular breeding habitat are known to be dependent on mainly three factors: biotic factors, abiotic factors, and their interaction between each other and with other associated taxa.

Mosquito breeding habitats harbor a diversified naturally occurring microbiota assemblage, and the biota have different types of interactions with mosquito larvae in those habitats.

Those interactions may include parasitism, pathogenism, predation, and competition which cause the mortality of larvae, natural reduction of larval abundance, or alterations in their growth.

Many microbiota species serve as food items for mosquito larvae, and there are also some indigestible or toxic phytoplanktons to larvae.

However, when there is coexistence or mutualism of different mosquito species along with associated microbiota, they form a community sharing the habitat requirements.

With the available literature, it is evident that the abundance of mosquito larvae is related to the densities of associated microbiota and their composition in that particular breeding habitat.

Potential antagonist microbiota which are naturally occurring in mosquito breeding habitats could be used in integrated vector control approaches, and this method rises as an ecofriendly approach in controlling larvae in natural habitats themselves.

To date, this aspect has received less attention; only a limited number of species of microbiota inhabiting mosquito breeding habitats have been recorded, and detailed studies on microbiota assemblage in relation to diverse vector mosquito breeding habitats and their association with mosquito larvae are few.

Therefore, future studies on this important ecological aspect are encouraged.

Such studies may help to identify field characteristic agents that can serve as mosquito controlling candidates in their natural habitats themselves.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Ranasinghe, H. A. K.& Amarasinghe, Deepika. 2020. Naturally Occurring Microbiota Associated with Mosquito Breeding Habitats and Their Effects on Mosquito Larvae. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1133666

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Ranasinghe, H. A. K.& Amarasinghe, Deepika. Naturally Occurring Microbiota Associated with Mosquito Breeding Habitats and Their Effects on Mosquito Larvae. BioMed Research International No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1133666

American Medical Association (AMA)

Ranasinghe, H. A. K.& Amarasinghe, Deepika. Naturally Occurring Microbiota Associated with Mosquito Breeding Habitats and Their Effects on Mosquito Larvae. BioMed Research International. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1133666

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1133666