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Mosquito Behavior and Vertebrate Microbiota Interaction: Implications for Pathogen Transmission
The microbiota is increasingly recognized for its ability to influence host health and individual fitness through multiple pathways, such as nutrient synthesis, immune system development, and even behavioral processes. Most of these studies though focus on the direct effects microbiota has on its ho...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7755997/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33362732 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.573371 |
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author | Ruiz-López, María José |
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description | The microbiota is increasingly recognized for its ability to influence host health and individual fitness through multiple pathways, such as nutrient synthesis, immune system development, and even behavioral processes. Most of these studies though focus on the direct effects microbiota has on its host, but they do not consider possible interactions with other individuals. However, host microbiota can change not only host behavior but also the behavior of other individuals or species toward the host. For example, microbes can have an effect on animal chemistry, influencing animal behaviors mediated by chemical communication, such as mosquito attraction. We know that host skin microbes play a major role in odor production and thus can affect the behavior of mosquitoes leading to differences in attraction to their hosts. Ultimately, the vector feeding preference of mosquitoes conditions the risk of vertebrates of coming into contact with a vector-borne pathogen, affecting its transmission, and thus epidemiology of vector-borne diseases. In this mini review, I provide an overview of the current status of research on the interaction between mosquito behavior and host skin microbiota, both in humans and other vertebrates. I consider as well the factors that influence vertebrate skin microbiota composition, such as sex, genetic makeup, and infection status, and discuss the implications for pathogen transmission. |
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spelling | pubmed-77559972020-12-24 Mosquito Behavior and Vertebrate Microbiota Interaction: Implications for Pathogen Transmission Ruiz-López, María José Front Microbiol Microbiology The microbiota is increasingly recognized for its ability to influence host health and individual fitness through multiple pathways, such as nutrient synthesis, immune system development, and even behavioral processes. Most of these studies though focus on the direct effects microbiota has on its host, but they do not consider possible interactions with other individuals. However, host microbiota can change not only host behavior but also the behavior of other individuals or species toward the host. For example, microbes can have an effect on animal chemistry, influencing animal behaviors mediated by chemical communication, such as mosquito attraction. We know that host skin microbes play a major role in odor production and thus can affect the behavior of mosquitoes leading to differences in attraction to their hosts. Ultimately, the vector feeding preference of mosquitoes conditions the risk of vertebrates of coming into contact with a vector-borne pathogen, affecting its transmission, and thus epidemiology of vector-borne diseases. In this mini review, I provide an overview of the current status of research on the interaction between mosquito behavior and host skin microbiota, both in humans and other vertebrates. I consider as well the factors that influence vertebrate skin microbiota composition, such as sex, genetic makeup, and infection status, and discuss the implications for pathogen transmission. Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-09 /pmc/articles/PMC7755997/ /pubmed/33362732 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.573371 Text en Copyright © 2020 Ruiz-López. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Microbiology Ruiz-López, María José Mosquito Behavior and Vertebrate Microbiota Interaction: Implications for Pathogen Transmission |
title | Mosquito Behavior and Vertebrate Microbiota Interaction: Implications for Pathogen Transmission |
title_full | Mosquito Behavior and Vertebrate Microbiota Interaction: Implications for Pathogen Transmission |
title_fullStr | Mosquito Behavior and Vertebrate Microbiota Interaction: Implications for Pathogen Transmission |
title_full_unstemmed | Mosquito Behavior and Vertebrate Microbiota Interaction: Implications for Pathogen Transmission |
title_short | Mosquito Behavior and Vertebrate Microbiota Interaction: Implications for Pathogen Transmission |
title_sort | mosquito behavior and vertebrate microbiota interaction: implications for pathogen transmission |
topic | Microbiology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7755997/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33362732 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.573371 |
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