Blood feeding preferences of laboratory-reared aedes albopictus for human blood groups and its effect on their fertility
Female mosquitoes require both sugar and blood for feeding. They show distinct host preferences depending on behavioral, ecological, and physiological factors. Knowledge of the feeding behavior of Aedes albopictus, one of the primary vectors of Dengue, is critical in disease prevention measures. Thi...
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| description | Female mosquitoes require both sugar and blood for feeding. They show distinct host
preferences depending on behavioral, ecological, and physiological factors. Knowledge of
the feeding behavior of Aedes albopictus, one of the primary vectors of Dengue, is critical
in disease prevention measures. This study was aimed to determine the preference of
Ae. albopictus on human blood groups (ABO) and their effects on female fecundity.
Laboratory colonies of these mosquitoes were offered O, A, B, and AB blood via artificial
membrane feeders, and blood meal preferences were identified using multiplex allelespecific
PCR. Fertility was assessed by the mean number of eggs laid. Results showed
that Ae. albopictus species significantly preferred the O blood group compared to others
and blood type choice did not affect the fertility of the mosquitoes. To our knowledge,
this is the first study assessing blood feeding choice of Ae. albopictus mosquitoes
directly using human blood, hereby reducing the effects of factors such as odor when
using human participants. The results of this study provide a new perspective on the
still partially unknown ABO blood group host selection of mosquitoes, promoting the
personal protection of individuals in at-risk populations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a8525bbec2c6497c97cc78ec5a1fe6f92023-12-05T21:27:26ZengKafkas University, Faculty of Veterinary MedicineKafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi1309-22512023-10-0129662763210.9775/kvfd.2023.298813034Blood feeding preferences of laboratory-reared aedes albopictus for human blood groups and its effect on their fertilityFatma BURSALI0Fatih Mehmet ŞİMŞEK1Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, TR-09010 Aydın - TÜRKİYEDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, TR-09010 Aydın - TÜRKİYEFemale mosquitoes require both sugar and blood for feeding. They show distinct host preferences depending on behavioral, ecological, and physiological factors. Knowledge of the feeding behavior of Aedes albopictus, one of the primary vectors of Dengue, is critical in disease prevention measures. This study was aimed to determine the preference of Ae. albopictus on human blood groups (ABO) and their effects on female fecundity. Laboratory colonies of these mosquitoes were offered O, A, B, and AB blood via artificial membrane feeders, and blood meal preferences were identified using multiplex allelespecific PCR. Fertility was assessed by the mean number of eggs laid. Results showed that Ae. albopictus species significantly preferred the O blood group compared to others and blood type choice did not affect the fertility of the mosquitoes. To our knowledge, this is the first study assessing blood feeding choice of Ae. albopictus mosquitoes directly using human blood, hereby reducing the effects of factors such as odor when using human participants. The results of this study provide a new perspective on the still partially unknown ABO blood group host selection of mosquitoes, promoting the personal protection of individuals in at-risk populations.https://vetdergikafkas.org/pdf.php?id=3034abo blood groupsaedes albopictusfeeding preferencemultiplex allelespecific pcr |
| spellingShingle | Fatma BURSALI Fatih Mehmet ŞİMŞEK Blood feeding preferences of laboratory-reared aedes albopictus for human blood groups and its effect on their fertility Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi abo blood groups aedes albopictus feeding preference multiplex allelespecific pcr |
| title | Blood feeding preferences of laboratory-reared aedes albopictus for human blood groups and its effect on their fertility |
| title_full | Blood feeding preferences of laboratory-reared aedes albopictus for human blood groups and its effect on their fertility |
| title_fullStr | Blood feeding preferences of laboratory-reared aedes albopictus for human blood groups and its effect on their fertility |
| title_full_unstemmed | Blood feeding preferences of laboratory-reared aedes albopictus for human blood groups and its effect on their fertility |
| title_short | Blood feeding preferences of laboratory-reared aedes albopictus for human blood groups and its effect on their fertility |
| title_sort | blood feeding preferences of laboratory reared aedes albopictus for human blood groups and its effect on their fertility |
| topic | abo blood groups aedes albopictus feeding preference multiplex allelespecific pcr |
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