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ArticlemBio2026

The microbiota affects energy production, nitrogen excretion, and sterol metabolism in mosquito larvae.

Ottavia Romoli, Yanouk Epelboin, Viola Pavoncello, Frédéric Barras, Volker Behrends, Mathilde Gendrin

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Article in mBio, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ottavia RomoliMicrobiota of Insect Vectors Group, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana.ORCID 0000-0002-7608-2650
Yanouk EpelboinMicrobiota of Insect Vectors Group, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana.
Viola PavoncelloSAMe Unit, Department of Microbiology, Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, CNRS UMR6047, Paris, France.
Frédéric BarrasSAMe Unit, Department of Microbiology, Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, CNRS UMR6047, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0003-3458-2574
Volker BehrendsSchool of Medicine and Biosciences, University of West London, London, United Kingdom.
Mathilde GendrinMicrobiota of Insect Vectors Group, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana.ORCID 0000-0001-6405-6458

Funding

Agence Nationale de la Recherche ANR-10-LABX-0062-IBEIDAgence Nationale de la Recherche ANR-18-CE15-0007
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mosquito larvae rely on a living microbiota for normal development because the microbiota supplies essential nutrients, particularly vitamins. Beyond vitamin provision, transcriptomic data suggest that the microbiota also supports other key nutritional processes. Here, we explored these roles by conducting a metabolomics analysis on IMPORTANCE: Mosquito larvae depend on gut microbiota for normal growth because microbes supply essential nutrients, particularly B vitamins. To explore microbial roles beyond vitamin provision, we analysed metabolic changes in

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AedesEnergy MetabolismGastrointestinal MicrobiomeNitrogenSterolsAnimalsCholesterolFatty AcidsGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryLarvaMetabolomicsCholesterolFatty AcidsNitrogenSterolsAedes aegyptibeta-oxidationcholesterolfatty acidsGC-MSlarval developmentmetabolomemicrobiotamosquitonitrogen metabolismTCA cycletransient colonization

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PMID42283471
PMCPMC13343993

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