Host influence on the eukaryotic virome of sympatric mosquitoes and abundance of diverse viruses with a broad host range.

Mosquitoes harbor a large diversity of eukaryotic viruses. Those viromes probably influence mosquito physiology and the transmission of human pathogens. Nevertheless, their ecology remains largely unstudied. Here, we address two key questions in virome ecology. First, we assessed the influence of mo...

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Main Authors: Côme Morel, Patricia Gil, Antoni Exbrayat, Etienne Loire, Florian Charriat, Baptiste Prepoint, Celine Condachou, Geoffrey Gimonneau, Assane Gueye Fall, Biram Biteye, Momar Talla Seck, Marc Eloit, Serafin Gutierrez
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
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author Côme Morel
Patricia Gil
Antoni Exbrayat
Etienne Loire
Florian Charriat
Baptiste Prepoint
Celine Condachou
Geoffrey Gimonneau
Assane Gueye Fall
Biram Biteye
Momar Talla Seck
Marc Eloit
Serafin Gutierrez
author_facet Côme Morel
Patricia Gil
Antoni Exbrayat
Etienne Loire
Florian Charriat
Baptiste Prepoint
Celine Condachou
Geoffrey Gimonneau
Assane Gueye Fall
Biram Biteye
Momar Talla Seck
Marc Eloit
Serafin Gutierrez
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description Mosquitoes harbor a large diversity of eukaryotic viruses. Those viromes probably influence mosquito physiology and the transmission of human pathogens. Nevertheless, their ecology remains largely unstudied. Here, we address two key questions in virome ecology. First, we assessed the influence of mosquito species on virome taxonomic diversity and relative abundance. Contrary to most previous studies, the potential effect of the habitat was explicitly included. Thousands of individuals of Culex poicilipes and Culex tritaeniorhynchus, two vectors of viral diseases, were concomitantly sampled in three habitats over two years. A total of 95 viral taxa from 25 families were identified with meta-transcriptomics, with 75% of taxa shared by both mosquitoes. Viromes significantly differed by mosquito species but not by habitat. Differences were largely due to changes in relative abundance of shared taxa. Then, we studied the diversity of viruses with a broad host range. We searched for viral taxa shared by the two Culex species and Aedes vexans, another disease vector, present in one of the habitats. Twenty-six out of the 163 viral taxa were found in the three mosquitoes. These taxa encompassed 14 families. A database analysis supported broad host ranges for many of those viruses, as well as a widespread geographical distribution. Thus, the viromes of mosquitoes from the same genera mainly differed in the relative abundance of shared taxa, whereas differences in viral diversity dominated between mosquito genera. Whether this new model of virome diversity and structure applies to other mosquito communities remains to be determined.
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spelling doaj-art-db359a7d2ef14595974c73cfa3b4e55d2024-12-13T05:31:51ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032024-01-01194e030091510.1371/journal.pone.0300915Host influence on the eukaryotic virome of sympatric mosquitoes and abundance of diverse viruses with a broad host range.Côme MorelPatricia GilAntoni ExbrayatEtienne LoireFlorian CharriatBaptiste PrepointCeline CondachouGeoffrey GimonneauAssane Gueye FallBiram BiteyeMomar Talla SeckMarc EloitSerafin GutierrezMosquitoes harbor a large diversity of eukaryotic viruses. Those viromes probably influence mosquito physiology and the transmission of human pathogens. Nevertheless, their ecology remains largely unstudied. Here, we address two key questions in virome ecology. First, we assessed the influence of mosquito species on virome taxonomic diversity and relative abundance. Contrary to most previous studies, the potential effect of the habitat was explicitly included. Thousands of individuals of Culex poicilipes and Culex tritaeniorhynchus, two vectors of viral diseases, were concomitantly sampled in three habitats over two years. A total of 95 viral taxa from 25 families were identified with meta-transcriptomics, with 75% of taxa shared by both mosquitoes. Viromes significantly differed by mosquito species but not by habitat. Differences were largely due to changes in relative abundance of shared taxa. Then, we studied the diversity of viruses with a broad host range. We searched for viral taxa shared by the two Culex species and Aedes vexans, another disease vector, present in one of the habitats. Twenty-six out of the 163 viral taxa were found in the three mosquitoes. These taxa encompassed 14 families. A database analysis supported broad host ranges for many of those viruses, as well as a widespread geographical distribution. Thus, the viromes of mosquitoes from the same genera mainly differed in the relative abundance of shared taxa, whereas differences in viral diversity dominated between mosquito genera. Whether this new model of virome diversity and structure applies to other mosquito communities remains to be determined.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0300915&type=printable
spellingShingle Côme Morel
Patricia Gil
Antoni Exbrayat
Etienne Loire
Florian Charriat
Baptiste Prepoint
Celine Condachou
Geoffrey Gimonneau
Assane Gueye Fall
Biram Biteye
Momar Talla Seck
Marc Eloit
Serafin Gutierrez
Host influence on the eukaryotic virome of sympatric mosquitoes and abundance of diverse viruses with a broad host range.
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title Host influence on the eukaryotic virome of sympatric mosquitoes and abundance of diverse viruses with a broad host range.
title_full Host influence on the eukaryotic virome of sympatric mosquitoes and abundance of diverse viruses with a broad host range.
title_fullStr Host influence on the eukaryotic virome of sympatric mosquitoes and abundance of diverse viruses with a broad host range.
title_full_unstemmed Host influence on the eukaryotic virome of sympatric mosquitoes and abundance of diverse viruses with a broad host range.
title_short Host influence on the eukaryotic virome of sympatric mosquitoes and abundance of diverse viruses with a broad host range.
title_sort host influence on the eukaryotic virome of sympatric mosquitoes and abundance of diverse viruses with a broad host range
url https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0300915&type=printable
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