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Journal Articles FEMS Microbiology Ecology Year : 2024

Pollution gradients shape microbial communities associated with ae. albopictus larval habitats in urban community gardens

Laurent Vallon
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Erik Bonjour
Rémy Cazabet

Abstract

The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus is well adapted to urban environments and takes advantage of the artificial containers that proliferate in anthropized landscapes. Little is known about the physicochemical, pollutant and microbiota compositions of Ae. albopictus-colonized aquatic habitats and whether these properties differ with noncolonized habitats. We specifically addressed this question in French community gardens by investigating whether pollution gradients (characterized either by water physicochemical properties combined with pollution variables or by the presence of organic molecules in water) influence water microbial composition and then the presence/absence of Ae. albopictus mosquitoes. Interestingly, we showed that the physicochemical and microbial compositions of noncolonized and colonized waters did not significantly differ, with the exception of N2O and CH4 concentrations, which were higher in noncolonized water samples. Moreover, the microbial composition of larval habitats covaried differentially along the pollution gradients according to colonization status. This study opens new avenues on the impact of pollution on mosquito habitats in urban areas and raises questions on the influence of biotic and abiotic interactions on adult life history traits and their ability to transmit pathogens to humans.
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hal-04759892 , version 1 (30-10-2024)

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Pénélope Duval, Edwige Martin, Laurent Vallon, Pierre Antonelli, Maxime Girard, et al.. Pollution gradients shape microbial communities associated with ae. albopictus larval habitats in urban community gardens. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 2024, ⟨10.1093/femsec/fiae129⟩. ⟨hal-04759892⟩
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