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ArticleJournal of medical entomology2026

Mitogenomic diversity and phylogenetic characterization of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) populations from the Black Sea region of Türkiye.

Samba Deguene Diop, Alparslan Yildirim, Batuhan Askim Arslanhan, Ahsen Meliha Toroslu, Gokmen Zafer Pekmezci, Simge Sahin, Denis Alina Kizgin, Saffet Teber, Osman Ibis, Filiz Gunay and 4 more

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Samba Deguene DiopFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Parasitology Department, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye.ORCID 0009-0004-1777-3787
Alparslan YildirimFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Parasitology Department, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-9868-0363
Batuhan Askim ArslanhanFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Parasitology Department, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye.ORCID 0009-0001-0340-1948
Ahsen Meliha TorosluFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Türkiye.
Gokmen Zafer PekmezciFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Preclinical Sciences, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-7791-1959
Simge SahinFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Parasitology Department, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-8372-6365
Denis Alina KizginFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Parasitology Department, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye.ORCID 0009-0005-5665-8738
Saffet TeberFaculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-9987-3287
Osman IbisFaculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye.
Filiz GunayFlorida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida, IFAS, Vero Beach, FL, USA.
Nathan Burkett-CadenaFlorida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida, IFAS, Vero Beach, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6168-1637
Lindsay P CampbellFlorida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida, IFAS, Vero Beach, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6069-1198
Abdullah InciFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Parasitology Department, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-1614-0756
Barry AltoFlorida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida, IFAS, Vero Beach, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7054-2081

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Defense Threat Reduction Agency HDTRA12210015
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Abstract

Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894), the Asian tiger mosquito, is one of the most invasive mosquito species worldwide and an important vector of several arboviruses of public health concern. Although its distribution in Türkiye has expanded rapidly since its first detection, the mitogenomic diversity and phylogeographic relationships of Turkish populations remain poorly understood. Here, we provide the first mitogenome-based characterization of Ae. albopictus populations from the Black Sea region of Türkiye within a global comparative framework. Complete mitochondrial genomes were generated from 20 specimens collected along the Turkish Black Sea coast and analyzed together with 75 reference mitogenomes retrieved from GenBank. The Turkish mitogenomes ranged from 15.8 to 17.1 kb and exhibited the typical Ae. albopictus mitochondrial organization, including 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNAs, 2 ribosomal RNAs, and a control region. Gene order and orientation were conserved across all Turkish samples, and most size variation was confined to the control region. The mitogenomes were strongly AT-rich, and codon usage showed a marked bias toward A/U-ending codons. Phylogenetic analyses using concatenated sequences of all 13 protein-coding genes and both ribosomal RNA genes showed that Turkish samples were not monophyletic; rather, they were distributed among multiple subclades within the broad A1a complex. The results indicate high mitogenomic diversity and a mosaic phylogeographic structure, consistent with multiple maternal lineages contributing to Ae. albopictus populations in Türkiye's Black Sea region. The phylogenetic signature supports a scenario of multiple introductions of Ae. albopictus rather than spread from a single founding population.

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AedesGenetic VariationGenome, MitochondrialAnimalsBlack SeaPhylogenyTurkeyinvasive mosquitomaternal lineagemitogenomephylogeographypopulation structure

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PMID42400449
PMCPMC13332435

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