The Mosquito Microbiome—Leveraging Basic Biology for Control

Dear Colleagues,

The insect microbiome is gaining increasing interest from biologists due to the biological role of the microbiome.

The mosquito microbiome, particularly the gut microbiome, is an attractive vector control target because of the critical role of the gut microbiome in mediating vector competence. The gut microbiome has therefore been a target for investigating potential paratransgenesis interventions.

Paratransgenesis would be best served by using microorganisms that can be transferred both vertically and horizontally. Therefore, the characterization of the microbiome goes beyond that of the gut microbiome to include the microbiota from other tissues. This factor, coupled with the increasing affordability of next-generation sequencing, is resulting in the exponential increase in publications on the subject.

The proposed topic has a range of avenues. The field of Anopheles and Aedes microbiota can be discussed in terms of the prevention of disease transmission. However, there are also a range of basic biological effects of the manipulation of mosquito microbiota that need to be investigated. As such, the phrasing of the title encourages the submission of the broadest possible collection of articles.

Dr. Shüné V. Oliver
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.