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WOLBACHIA STRAINS WMEL AND WALBB DIFFERENTIALLY AFFECT AEDES AEGYPTI TRAITS RELATED TO FECUNDITY
Wolbachia
Vectorial capacity
Disease transmission
Blocking
Life history traits
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Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine. Hamburg, Germany / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Mosquitos Transmissores de Hematozoários. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Centro de Ciências da Saúde. Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis. Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Entomologia Molecular. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine. Hamburg, Germany.
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine. Hamburg, Germany.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Mosquitos Transmissores de Hematozoários. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Mosquitos Transmissores de Hematozoários. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Mosquitos Transmissores de Hematozoários. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine. Hamburg, Germany / University of Hamburg. Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences. Hamburg, Germany.
The University of Melbourne. Bio21 Institute. School of BioSciences. Pest and Environmental Adaptation Research Group. Melbourne, Australia.
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine. Hamburg, Germany.
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine. Hamburg, Germany.
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine. Hamburg, Germany.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Mosquitos Transmissores de Hematozoários. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Mosquitos Transmissores de Hematozoários. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Mosquitos Transmissores de Hematozoários. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine. Hamburg, Germany / University of Hamburg. Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences. Hamburg, Germany.
The University of Melbourne. Bio21 Institute. School of BioSciences. Pest and Environmental Adaptation Research Group. Melbourne, Australia.
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine. Hamburg, Germany.
Abstract
Two Wolbachia strains, wMel and wAlbB, have been transinfected into Aedes aegypti mosquitoes for population replacement with the aim of reducing dengue transmission. Epidemiological data from various endemic sites suggest a pronounced decrease in dengue transmission after implementing this strategy. In this study, we investigated the impact of the Wolbachia strains wMel and wAlbB on Ae. aegypti fitness in a common genetic background. We found that Ae. aegypti females infected with the wMel strain exhibited several significant differences compared with those infected with the wAlbB strain. Specifically, wMel-infected females laid significantly fewer eggs, ingested a lower amount of blood, had a reduced egg production rate, and exhibited a decreased Wolbachia density at a later age compared with mosquitoes infected with the wAlbB strain. Conversely, the wAlbB strain showed only mild negative effects when compared with Wolbachia-uninfected specimens. These differential effects on Ae. aegypti fitness following infection with either wMel or wAlbB may have important implications for the success of population replacement strategies in invading native Ae. aegypti populations in endemic settings. Further research is needed to better understand the underlying mechanisms responsible for these differences in fitness effects and their potential impact on the long-term efficacy of Wolbachia-based dengue control programs. IMPORTANCE: The transmission of arboviruses such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya is on the rise globally. Among the most promising strategies to reduce arbovirus burden is the release of one out of two strains of Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti: wMel and wAlbB. One critical aspect of whether this approach will succeed involves the fitness cost of either Wolbachia strains on mosquito life history traits. For instance, we found that wMel-infected Ae. aegypti females laid significantly fewer eggs, ingested a lower amount of blood, had a reduced egg production rate, and exhibited a decreased Wolbachia density at a later age compared with mosquitoes infected with the wAlbB strain. Conversely, the wAlbB strain showed only mild negative effects when compared with Wolbachia-uninfected specimens. These differential effects on mosquito fitness following infection with either wMel or wAlbB may have important implications for the success of population replacement strategies in invading native Ae. aegypti populations.
Keywords
Aedes aegyptiWolbachia
Vectorial capacity
Disease transmission
Blocking
Life history traits
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