Insect Lipid Metabolism in the Presence of Symbiotic and Pathogenic Viruses and Bacteria

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Authors

Bertanne Visser, Mathilde Scheifler

Abstract

Insects, like most animals, have intimate interactions with microorganisms that can influence the insect host’s lipid metabolism. In this chapter, we describe what is known so far about the role prokaryotic microorganisms play in insect lipid metabolism. We start exploring microbe-insect lipid interactions focusing on endosymbionts, and more specifically the gut microbiota that has been predominantly studied in Drosophila melanogaster. We then move to an overview of the work done on the common and well-studied endosymbiont Wolbachia pipientis, also in interaction with other microbes. Taking a slightly different angle, we then look at the effect of human pathogens, including dengue and other viruses, on the lipids of mosquito vectors. We extend the work on human pathogens and include interactions with the endosymbiont Wolbachia that was identified as a natural tool to reduce the spread of mosquito-borne diseases. Research on lipid metabolism of plant disease vectors is up and coming and we end this chapter by highlighting current knowledge in the field.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.32942/X2FK75

Subjects

Life Sciences

Keywords

Phospholipids, Cholesterol, Fatty acids, Triacylglycerols, Fat content, Spiroplasma, Serratia, Diapause, Aedes aegypti, Culex pipiens, Phytophagous insects, Wolbachia pipientis

Dates

Published: 2024-09-30 13:07

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CC BY Attribution 4.0 International

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Language:
English