A transcriptomic survey of the impact of environmental stress on response to dengue virus in the mosquito, Aedes aegypti.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: David S Kang, Martin S Barron, Diane D Lovin, Joanne M Cunningham, Matthew W Eng, Dave D Chadee, Jun Li, David W Severson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Trinidad
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006568; https://doaj.org/article/5a7281efc8b24b359b485ad1d6d2dac1

Populations of Aedes aegypti naturally exhibit variable susceptibility to dengue viruses. This natural variation can be impacted by nutritional stress resulting from larval-stage crowding, indicating the influence of environment components on the adult mosquito immune response. In particular, larval...