Effects of larval rearing substrates on some life-table parameters of Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies.
Sand flies are the insects responsible for transmitting Leishmania parasites, the causative agents of leishmaniasis in humans. However, the effects of sand fly breeding sites on their biology and ecology remain poorly understood. Herein, we studied how larval nutrition associated with putative breed...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b5b2b89517104d82a280a2f0a3023408 2023-05-15T15:05:17+02:00 Effects of larval rearing substrates on some life-table parameters of Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies. Kelsilandia Aguiar Martins Maria Helena de Athayde Meirelles Tiago Feitosa Mota Ibrahim Abbasi Artur Trancoso Lopo de Queiroz Claudia Ida Brodskyn Patrícia Sampaio Tavares Veras Deborah Bittencourt Mothé Fraga Alon Warburg 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009034 https://doaj.org/article/b5b2b89517104d82a280a2f0a3023408 EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009034 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0009034 https://doaj.org/article/b5b2b89517104d82a280a2f0a3023408 PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 1, p e0009034 (2021) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009034 2022-12-31T13:48:05Z Sand flies are the insects responsible for transmitting Leishmania parasites, the causative agents of leishmaniasis in humans. However, the effects of sand fly breeding sites on their biology and ecology remain poorly understood. Herein, we studied how larval nutrition associated with putative breeding sites of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis affects their oviposition, development, microbiome, and susceptibility to Leishmania by rearing L. longipalpis on substrates collected from an endemic area for leishmaniasis in Brazil. The results showed that female L. longipalpis select the oviposition site based on its potential to promote larval maturation and while composting cashew leaf litter hindered the development, larvae reared on chicken feces developed rapidly. Typical gut microbial profiles were found in larvae reared upon cashew leaf litter. Adult females from larvae reared on substrate collected in chicken coops were infected with Leishmania infantum, indicating that they were highly susceptible to the parasite. In conclusion, the larval breeding sites can exert an important role in the epidemiology of leishmaniasis. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15 1 e0009034 |
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Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Kelsilandia Aguiar Martins Maria Helena de Athayde Meirelles Tiago Feitosa Mota Ibrahim Abbasi Artur Trancoso Lopo de Queiroz Claudia Ida Brodskyn Patrícia Sampaio Tavares Veras Deborah Bittencourt Mothé Fraga Alon Warburg Effects of larval rearing substrates on some life-table parameters of Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies. |
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Sand flies are the insects responsible for transmitting Leishmania parasites, the causative agents of leishmaniasis in humans. However, the effects of sand fly breeding sites on their biology and ecology remain poorly understood. Herein, we studied how larval nutrition associated with putative breeding sites of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis affects their oviposition, development, microbiome, and susceptibility to Leishmania by rearing L. longipalpis on substrates collected from an endemic area for leishmaniasis in Brazil. The results showed that female L. longipalpis select the oviposition site based on its potential to promote larval maturation and while composting cashew leaf litter hindered the development, larvae reared on chicken feces developed rapidly. Typical gut microbial profiles were found in larvae reared upon cashew leaf litter. Adult females from larvae reared on substrate collected in chicken coops were infected with Leishmania infantum, indicating that they were highly susceptible to the parasite. In conclusion, the larval breeding sites can exert an important role in the epidemiology of leishmaniasis. |
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Kelsilandia Aguiar Martins Maria Helena de Athayde Meirelles Tiago Feitosa Mota Ibrahim Abbasi Artur Trancoso Lopo de Queiroz Claudia Ida Brodskyn Patrícia Sampaio Tavares Veras Deborah Bittencourt Mothé Fraga Alon Warburg |
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Kelsilandia Aguiar Martins Maria Helena de Athayde Meirelles Tiago Feitosa Mota Ibrahim Abbasi Artur Trancoso Lopo de Queiroz Claudia Ida Brodskyn Patrícia Sampaio Tavares Veras Deborah Bittencourt Mothé Fraga Alon Warburg |
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Effects of larval rearing substrates on some life-table parameters of Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies. |
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Effects of larval rearing substrates on some life-table parameters of Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies. |
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Effects of larval rearing substrates on some life-table parameters of Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies. |
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Effects of larval rearing substrates on some life-table parameters of Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies. |
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Effects of larval rearing substrates on some life-table parameters of Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies. |
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effects of larval rearing substrates on some life-table parameters of lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies. |
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