Objective: To evaluate the presence of Elizabethkingia anophelis infection in Aedes albopictus wild populations of Southern Mexico.
Materials and methods: Eight sites were selected to collect Aedes albopictus in the Soconusco region, Chiapas, females were analyzed to amplify the Gyrase B gene by PCR, the minimum infection rate of E. anopheliswas calculated and its species was determined by sequencing and phylogeny.
Results: The presence of E. anophelis was only observed in Huehuetán with a minimum infection rate of 37.8%.
Conclusion: A local strain of E. anophelis was detected for the first time in Ae. albopictus from Chiapas and this bacterium could be considered a candidate for study as a probable control agent or as a vehicle for transgenesis.