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Does the Arthropod Microbiota Impact the Establishment of Vector-Borne Diseases in Mammalian Hosts?
The impact of the microbiota on the immune status of its host is a source of intense research and publicity. In comparison, the effect of arthropod microbiota on vector-borne infectious diseases has received little attention. A better understanding of the vector microbiota in relation to mammalian h...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4391854/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25856431 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004646 |
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author | Finney, Constance A. M. Kamhawi, Shaden Wasmuth, James D. |
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description | The impact of the microbiota on the immune status of its host is a source of intense research and publicity. In comparison, the effect of arthropod microbiota on vector-borne infectious diseases has received little attention. A better understanding of the vector microbiota in relation to mammalian host immune responses is vital, as it can lead to strategies that affect transmission and improve vaccine design in a field of research where few vaccines exist and effective treatment is rare. Recent demonstrations of how microbiota decrease pathogen development in arthropods, and thus alter vector permissiveness to vector-borne diseases (VBDs), have led to renewed interest. However, hypotheses on the interactions between the arthropod-derived microbiota and the mammalian hosts have yet to be addressed. Advances in DNA sequencing technology, increased yield and falling costs, mean that these studies are now feasible for many microbiologists and entomologists. Here, we distill current knowledge and put forward key questions and experimental designs to shed light on this burgeoning research topic. |
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spelling | pubmed-43918542015-04-21 Does the Arthropod Microbiota Impact the Establishment of Vector-Borne Diseases in Mammalian Hosts? Finney, Constance A. M. Kamhawi, Shaden Wasmuth, James D. PLoS Pathog Opinion The impact of the microbiota on the immune status of its host is a source of intense research and publicity. In comparison, the effect of arthropod microbiota on vector-borne infectious diseases has received little attention. A better understanding of the vector microbiota in relation to mammalian host immune responses is vital, as it can lead to strategies that affect transmission and improve vaccine design in a field of research where few vaccines exist and effective treatment is rare. Recent demonstrations of how microbiota decrease pathogen development in arthropods, and thus alter vector permissiveness to vector-borne diseases (VBDs), have led to renewed interest. However, hypotheses on the interactions between the arthropod-derived microbiota and the mammalian hosts have yet to be addressed. Advances in DNA sequencing technology, increased yield and falling costs, mean that these studies are now feasible for many microbiologists and entomologists. Here, we distill current knowledge and put forward key questions and experimental designs to shed light on this burgeoning research topic. Public Library of Science 2015-04-09 /pmc/articles/PMC4391854/ /pubmed/25856431 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004646 Text en https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Public Domain declaration, which stipulates that, once placed in the public domain, this work may be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, built upon, or otherwise used by anyone for any lawful purpose. |
spellingShingle | Opinion Finney, Constance A. M. Kamhawi, Shaden Wasmuth, James D. Does the Arthropod Microbiota Impact the Establishment of Vector-Borne Diseases in Mammalian Hosts? |
title | Does the Arthropod Microbiota Impact the Establishment of Vector-Borne Diseases in Mammalian Hosts? |
title_full | Does the Arthropod Microbiota Impact the Establishment of Vector-Borne Diseases in Mammalian Hosts? |
title_fullStr | Does the Arthropod Microbiota Impact the Establishment of Vector-Borne Diseases in Mammalian Hosts? |
title_full_unstemmed | Does the Arthropod Microbiota Impact the Establishment of Vector-Borne Diseases in Mammalian Hosts? |
title_short | Does the Arthropod Microbiota Impact the Establishment of Vector-Borne Diseases in Mammalian Hosts? |
title_sort | does the arthropod microbiota impact the establishment of vector-borne diseases in mammalian hosts? |
topic | Opinion |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4391854/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25856431 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004646 |
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