Differences in the proliferation trend of 'Microsporidium' sp. PL03 in Culex pipiens and C. torrentium larvae

Artur Trzebny; Sylwia Jedut; Olena Nahimova; Miroslawa Dabert

doi:10.1016/j.jip.2023.107990

Differences in the proliferation trend of 'Microsporidium' sp. PL03 in Culex pipiens and C. torrentium larvae

J Invertebr Pathol. 2023 Nov:201:107990. doi: 10.1016/j.jip.2023.107990. Epub 2023 Sep 9.

Authors

Artur Trzebny¹, Sylwia Jedut², Olena Nahimova³, Miroslawa Dabert²

Affiliations

¹ Molecular Biology Techniques Laboratory, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland. Electronic address: arturtrzebny@amu.edu.pl.
² Molecular Biology Techniques Laboratory, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland.
³ Molecular Biology Techniques Laboratory, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland; Genetics and Cytology Department, School of Biology, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

PMID: 37690679
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2023.107990

Abstract

Our study aimed to examine whether there are differences in the proliferation trend of microsporidia in mosquito larvae of the same genus (Culex spp.). DNA-barcoding and quantitative analyses were used to determine microsporidian rDNA copies in 'early' (L1 + L2) and 'late' (L3 + L4) Culex larvae in a natural population. In the study area, C. pipiens and C. torrentium larvae were infected by 'Microsporidium' sp. PL03 at similar levels. Infection by this microsporidian species probably elicits a notable immune response in C. pipiens, whereas in C. torrentium, it may evade or suppress the host immune response.

MeSH terms

Animals
Cell Proliferation
Culex*
Larva / genetics
Microsporidia* / genetics
Microsporidia, Unclassified*

Supplementary concepts

Culex pipiens