French invasive Asian tiger mosquito populations harbor reduced bacterial microbiota and genetic diversity compared to Vietnamese autochthonous relatives

Minard, Guillaume; Tran, Florence‐Hélène; Trân Van, Van; Goubert, Clément; Bellet, Christophe; L’Ambert, Grégory; Ly Huynh Kim, Khanh; Huynh Thi Thuy, Trang; Mavingui, Patrick; Valiente Moro, Claire

doi:10.3389/fmicb.2015.00970

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French invasive Asian tiger mosquito populations harbor reduced bacterial microbiota and genetic diversity compared to Vietnamese autochthonous relatives

Published in Frontiers in Microbiology • Sep 22, 2015

Authors:

Guillaume Minard

Florence‐Hélène Tran

Van Trân Van

Abstract

The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus is one of the most significant pathogen vectors of the twenty-first century. Originating from Asia, it has invaded a wide range of eco-climatic regions worldwide. The insect-associated microbiota is now recognized to play a significant role in host biology. ...

Subject

Biology

Aedes albopictus

Genetic diversity

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