Gut bacteria diversity in anopheline mosquitoes and prospects in vector control-A Review

Anophelines have diverse kinds of gut bacterial communities which play significant roles during the life cycle stages of their respective hosts and perform potential roles in host nutrition, development and in reproductive biology. In addition, these bacterial communities play vital roles in determining the vectorial capacity of their respective mosquito hosts allowing their natural evolution. The removal of the symbiotic bacteria from the mosquito body or the use of genetically modified symbiotic bacteria would interfere with the spread of pathogens by their mosquito vectors or reduce the life span of host and their reproductive capacity. Control of symbiotic bacteria of mosquito vectors would be considered as a novel strategy for vector management.