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Considerations for mosquito microbiome research from the Mosquito Microbiome Consortium
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Document Title
Considerations for mosquito microbiome research from the Mosquito Microbiome Consortium
Author
Dada N, Jupatanakul N, Minard G, Short SM, Akorli J, Villegas LM
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Affiliations
Norwegian University of Life Sciences; National Science & Technology Development Agency - Thailand; National Center Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology (BIOTEC); INRAE; UDICE-French Research Universities; Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS); VetAgro Sup; University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; University of Ghana
Type
Review
Source Title
MICROBIOME
Year
2021
Volume
9
Issue
1
Open Access
Green Published, gold
Publisher
BMC
DOI
10.1186/s40168-020-00987-7
Format
Abstract
In the past decade, there has been increasing interest in mosquito microbiome research, leading to large amounts of data on different mosquito species, with various underlying physiological characteristics, and from diverse geographical locations. However, guidelines and standardized methods for conducting mosquito microbiome research are lacking. To streamline methods in mosquito microbiome research and optimize data quality, reproducibility, and comparability, as well as facilitate data curation in a centralized location, we are establishing the Mosquito Microbiome Consortium, a collaborative initiative for the advancement of mosquito microbiome research. Our overall goal is to collectively work on unraveling the role of the mosquito microbiome in mosquito biology, while critically evaluating its potential for mosquito-borne disease control. This perspective serves to introduce the consortium and invite broader participation. It highlights the issues we view as most pressing to the community and proposes guidelines for conducting mosquito microbiome research. We focus on four broad areas in this piece: (1) sampling/experimental design for field, semi-field, or laboratory studies; (2) metadata collection; (3) sample processing, sequencing, and use of appropriate controls; and (4) data handling and analysis. We finally summarize current challenges and highlight future directions in mosquito microbiome research. We hope that this piece will spark discussions around this area of disease vector biology, as well as encourage careful considerations in the design and implementation of mosquito microbiome research.
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Funding Sponsor
Faculty of Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
License
CC BY
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