2020
Impact of Gut Bacteria on the Infection and Transmission of Pathogenic Arboviruses by Biting Midges and Mosquitoes
Möhlmann TWR, Vogels CBF, Göertz GP, Pijlman GP, ter Braak CJF, te Beest DE, Hendriks M, Nijhuis EH, Warris S, Drolet BS, van Overbeek L, Koenraadt CJM. Impact of Gut Bacteria on the Infection and Transmission of Pathogenic Arboviruses by Biting Midges and Mosquitoes. Microbial Ecology 2020, 80: 703-717. PMID: 32462391, PMCID: PMC7476999, DOI: 10.1007/s00248-020-01517-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibiotic treatmentGut bacteriaChikungunya virusInfection ratePathogenic arbovirusesInfectious blood mealAegypti mosquitoesGut bacterial communitiesResident gut bacteriaGut bacterial compositionSchmallenberg virusAedes aegypti mosquitoesArbovirus infectionViral pathogensVirusTreatmentBlood mealInfectionMidgut bacteriaArbovirus transmissionHealth of animalsMosquitoesArbovirusesZikaBacterial composition
2018
Vector competence of biting midges and mosquitoes for Shuni virus
Möhlmann TWR, Oymans J, Schreur P, Koenraadt CJM, Kortekaas J, Vogels CBF. Vector competence of biting midges and mosquitoes for Shuni virus. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2018, 12: e0006993. PMID: 30532189, PMCID: PMC6285265, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShuni virusInfection rateInfectious blood mealEvidence of transmissionHigher infection rateFebrile childrenCongenital malformationsNeurological diseasesPotential transmissionPotential involvementHigh pathogenicityZoonotic potentialSimbu serogroupBlood mealVector competenceVirusMosquitoesRiskBroad tropismArthropod vectorsAedes aegyptiAnimalsCulex pipiens pipiensFurther researchFuture epizootics