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No detectable fitness cost of infection by cell-fusing agent virus in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

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العنوان: No detectable fitness cost of infection by cell-fusing agent virus in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
المؤلفون: Yasutsugu Suzuki, Takahiro Suzuki, Fuminari Miura, Jerica Isabel L. Reyes, Irish Coleen A. Asin, Wataru Mitsunari, Mohammad Mosleh Uddin, Yu Sekii, Kozo Watanabe
المصدر: Royal Society Open Science, Vol 11, Iss 1 (2024)
بيانات النشر: The Royal Society, 2024.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: LCC:Science
مصطلحات موضوعية: mosquito, insect-specific virus, cell-fusing agent virus, fitness cost, behaviour, tolerance, Science
الوصف: Aedes mosquitoes are well-known vectors of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses). Mosquitoes are more frequently infected with insect-specific viruses (ISVs) that cannot infect vertebrates. Some ISVs interfere with arbovirus replication in mosquito vectors, which has gained attention for potential use against arbovirus transmission. Cell-fusing agent virus (CFAV), a widespread ISV, can reduce arbovirus dissemination in Ae. aegypti. However, vectorial capacity is largely governed by other parameters than pathogen load, including mosquito survival and biting behaviour. Understanding how ISVs impact these mosquito fitness-related traits is critical to assess the potential risk of using ISVs as biological agents. Here, we examined the effects of CFAV infection on Ae. aegypti mosquito fitness. We found no significant reduction in mosquito survival, blood-feeding behaviour and reproduction, suggesting that Ae. aegypti is tolerant to CFAV. The only detectable effect was a slight increase in human attraction of CFAV-infected females in one out of eight trials. Viral tolerance is beneficial for introducing CFAV into natural mosquito populations, whereas the potential increase in biting activity must be further investigated. Our results provide the first insight into the link between ISVs and Aedes mosquito fitness and highlight the importance of considering all aspects of vectorial capacity for arbovirus control using ISVs.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2054-5703
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2054-5703
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.231373
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/74888509c14e46eba83291bf2adff428
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.74888509c14e46eba83291bf2adff428
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:20545703
DOI:10.1098/rsos.231373