Distribution and dynamics of Wolbachia infection in Malaysian Aedes albopictus

Joanne, Sylvia; Vythilingam, Indra; Yugavathy, Nava; Leong, Cherng Shii; Wong, Meng-Li; AbuBakar, Sazaly

doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.04.003

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“…Bidirectional incompatibility is desirable for population suppression programs because it reduces the risk that inadvertently released females will replace natural populations (Moretti, Marzo, Lampazzi, & Calvitti, ). Novel Wolbachia infections that are bidirectionally incompatible with natural populations have been generated in A. albopictus (Calvitti et al, ; Xi, Khoo, & Dobson, ) by first removing the native superinfection which is at high frequency in most natural populations (Joanne et al, ; Kittayapong, Baisley, Sharpe, Baimai, & O'Neill, ). Such strains have been deployed successfully for population suppression (Mains et al, ).…”

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“…In this situation, population suppression is impossible and population replacement will be challenging; therefore, such infections are not being considered for release. Natural populations of A. albopictus are superinfected with the w AlbA and w AlbB strains at a high frequency although either strain may occasionally be lost (Joanne et al, ; Kittayapong, Baisley, et al, ), resulting in unidirectional cytoplasmic incompatibility (Dobson et al, ).…”

Section: Potential Implications Of Natural Wolbachia Infections For Rmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…albopictus (Calvitti et al, 2010;Xi, Khoo, & Dobson, 2006) by first removing the native superinfection which is at high frequency in most natural populations (Joanne et al, 2015;Kittayapong, Baisley, Sharpe, Baimai, & O'Neill, 2002). Such strains have been deployed successfully for population suppression (Mains et al, 2016).…”

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“…Natural populations of A. albopictus are superinfected with the wAlbA and wAlbB strains at a high frequency although either strain may occasionally be lost (Joanne et al, 2015;Kittayapong, Baisley, et al, 2002), resulting in unidirectional cytoplasmic incompatibility (Dobson et al, 2004).…”

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An elusive endosymbiont: DoesWolbachiaoccur naturally inAedes aegypti?

Ross

Callahan

Yang

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Ecology and Evolution

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Wolbachia are maternally inherited endosymbiotic bacteria found within many insect species. Aedes mosquitoes experimentally infected with Wolbachia are being released into the field for Aedes‐borne disease control. These Wolbachia infections induce cytoplasmic incompatibility which is used to suppress populations through incompatible matings or replace populations through the reproductive advantage provided by this mechanism. However, the presence of naturally occurring Wolbachia in target populations could interfere with both population replacement and suppression programs depending on the compatibility patterns between strains. Aedes aegypti were thought to not harbor Wolbachia naturally but several recent studies have detected Wolbachia in natural populations of this mosquito. We therefore review the evidence for natural Wolbachia infections in A. aegypti to date and discuss limitations of these studies. We draw on research from other mosquito species to outline the potential implications of natural Wolbachia infections in A. aegypti for disease control. To validate previous reports, we obtained a laboratory population of A. aegypti from New Mexico, USA, that harbors a natural Wolbachia infection, and we conducted field surveys in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where a natural Wolbachia infection has also been reported. However, we were unable to detect Wolbachia in both the laboratory and field populations. Because the presence of naturally occurring Wolbachia in A. aegypti could have profound implications for Wolbachia‐based disease control programs, it is important to continue to accurately assess the Wolbachia status of target Aedes populations.

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Section: Potential Implications Of Natural Wolbachia Infections For Rmentioning

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Section: Potential Implications Of Natural Wolbachia Infections For Rmentioning

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An elusive endosymbiont: DoesWolbachiaoccur naturally inAedes aegypti?

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Yang

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“…albopictus (de Albuquerque, Magalhaes, & Ayres, 2011;Joanne et al, 2015;Kitrayapong, Baimai, & O'Neill, 2002), but until recently Ae. (Stegomyia) albopictus Skuse are the major vectors for the transmission of several arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) among humans, particularly dengue, Zika, yellow fever, and chikungunya viruses.…”

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Wolbachia pipientis occurs in Aedes aegypti populations in New Mexico and Florida, USA

Kulkarni

Jiang

et al. 2019

Ecology and Evolution

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The mosquitoes Aedes aegypti (L.) and Ae. albopictus Skuse are the major vectors of dengue, Zika, yellow fever, and chikungunya viruses worldwide. Wolbachia, an endosymbiotic bacterium present in many insects, is being utilized in novel vector control strategies to manipulate mosquito life history and vector competence to curb virus transmission. Earlier studies have found that Wolbachia is commonly detected in Ae. albopictus but rarely detected in Ae. aegypti. In this study, we used a two‐step PCR assay to detect Wolbachia in wild‐collected samples of Ae. aegypti. The PCR products were sequenced to validate amplicons and identify Wolbachia strains. A loop‐mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay was developed and used for detecting Wolbachia in selected mosquito specimens as well. We found Wolbachia in 85/148 (57.4%) wild Ae. aegypti specimens from various cities in New Mexico, and in 2/46 (4.3%) from St. Augustine, Florida. Wolbachia was not detected in 94 samples of Ae. aegypti from Deer Park, Harris County, Texas. Wolbachia detected in Ae. aegypti from both New Mexico and Florida was the wAlbB strain of Wolbachia pipientis. A Wolbachia‐positive colony of Ae. aegypti was established from pupae collected in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in 2018. The infected females of this strain transmitted Wolbachia to their progeny when crossed with males of Rockefeller strain of Ae. aegypti, which does not carry Wolbachia. In contrast, none of the progeny of Las Cruces males mated to Rockefeller females were infected with Wolbachia.

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