Wickerhamomyces anomalus in Mosquitoes: A Promising Yeast-Based Tool for the “Symbiotic Control” of Mosquito-Borne Diseases

The ascomycete yeast Wickerhamomyces anomalus is a mutualistic symbiont of different insects, including diptera vectors of diseases. Although fungal symbioses have been so far poorly characterized, the topic is gaining attention as yeast-insect interactions can provide pivotal information on insect...

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Autores principales: Cappelli, Alessia, Favia, Guido, Ricci, Irene
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Microbiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7859090/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33552032
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.621605
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author Cappelli, Alessia
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description The ascomycete yeast Wickerhamomyces anomalus is a mutualistic symbiont of different insects, including diptera vectors of diseases. Although fungal symbioses have been so far poorly characterized, the topic is gaining attention as yeast-insect interactions can provide pivotal information on insect biology, such as their environmental adaptation or vectorial capability. We review the symbiosis between W. anomalus and mosquitoes, which implies nutritional and protective functions. Furthermore, we focus on antiplasmodial effects of W. anomalus in malaria vectors and discuss the yeast potential for the “symbiotic control” (SC) of mosquito-borne diseases (MBDs).
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spelling pubmed-78590902021-02-05 Wickerhamomyces anomalus in Mosquitoes: A Promising Yeast-Based Tool for the “Symbiotic Control” of Mosquito-Borne Diseases Cappelli, Alessia Favia, Guido Ricci, Irene Front Microbiol Microbiology The ascomycete yeast Wickerhamomyces anomalus is a mutualistic symbiont of different insects, including diptera vectors of diseases. Although fungal symbioses have been so far poorly characterized, the topic is gaining attention as yeast-insect interactions can provide pivotal information on insect biology, such as their environmental adaptation or vectorial capability. We review the symbiosis between W. anomalus and mosquitoes, which implies nutritional and protective functions. Furthermore, we focus on antiplasmodial effects of W. anomalus in malaria vectors and discuss the yeast potential for the “symbiotic control” (SC) of mosquito-borne diseases (MBDs). Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-21 /pmc/articles/PMC7859090/ /pubmed/33552032 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.621605 Text en Copyright © 2021 Cappelli, Favia and Ricci. 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.
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Cappelli, Alessia
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Ricci, Irene
Wickerhamomyces anomalus in Mosquitoes: A Promising Yeast-Based Tool for the “Symbiotic Control” of Mosquito-Borne Diseases
title Wickerhamomyces anomalus in Mosquitoes: A Promising Yeast-Based Tool for the “Symbiotic Control” of Mosquito-Borne Diseases
title_full Wickerhamomyces anomalus in Mosquitoes: A Promising Yeast-Based Tool for the “Symbiotic Control” of Mosquito-Borne Diseases
title_fullStr Wickerhamomyces anomalus in Mosquitoes: A Promising Yeast-Based Tool for the “Symbiotic Control” of Mosquito-Borne Diseases
title_full_unstemmed Wickerhamomyces anomalus in Mosquitoes: A Promising Yeast-Based Tool for the “Symbiotic Control” of Mosquito-Borne Diseases
title_short Wickerhamomyces anomalus in Mosquitoes: A Promising Yeast-Based Tool for the “Symbiotic Control” of Mosquito-Borne Diseases
title_sort wickerhamomyces anomalus in mosquitoes: a promising yeast-based tool for the “symbiotic control” of mosquito-borne diseases
topic Microbiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7859090/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33552032
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.621605
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