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. 2014 May;139(5):762-8.

Serratia odorifera mediated enhancement in susceptibility of Aedes aegypti for chikungunya virus

Anjali D Apte-Deshpande, Mandar S Paingankar, Mangesh D Gokhale, Dileep N Deobagkar  1
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Serratia odorifera mediated enhancement in susceptibility of Aedes aegypti for chikungunya virus

Anjali D Apte-Deshpande et al. Indian J Med Res. 2014 May.

Abstract

Background & objectives: The susceptibility of the mosquito to the invading pathogen is predominantly dictated by the complex interactions between the mosquito midgut and the surface proteins of the invading pathogen. It is well documented that the midgut microbiota plays an important role in determining the susceptibility of the mosquito to the pathogen. In the present study, we investigated the influence of Serratia odorifera, an endogenous cultivable midgut inhabitant of Aedes aegypti on the chikungunya virus (CHIKV) susceptibility to this mosquito.

Methods: Ae. aegypti females free of gutflora were co-fed with CHIKV and either of the two midgut inhabitants namely, S. odorifeara and Microbacterium oxydans. CHIKV dissemination was checked on 10 th day post feeding (DPF) using indirect immunoflurescence assay and plaque assay. CHIKV interacting proteins of the mosquito midgut were identified using virus overlay protein binding assay and MALDI TOF/TOF analysis.

Results: The observations revealed that co-feeding of S. odorifera with CHIKV significantly enhanced the CHIKV susceptibility in adult Ae. aegypti, as compared to the mosquitoes fed with CHIKV alone and CHIKV co-fed with another midgut inhabitant, M. oxydans. Virus overlay protein binding assay (VOPBA) results revealed that porin and heat shock protein (HSP60) of Ae. aegypti midgut brush border membrane fraction interacted with CHIKV.

Interpretation & conclusions: The results of this study indicated that the enhancement in the CHIKV susceptibility of Ae. aegypti females was due to the suppression of immune response of Ae. aegypti as a result of the interaction between S. odorifera P40 protein and porin on the gut membrane.

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Fig. 1
Significance of S. odorifera presence in the blood meal on CHIKV susceptibility of Ae. aegypti. The presence of S. odorifera in the blood meal significantly enhanced the CHIKV susceptibility (P<0.05) compared to M. oxydans.
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Fig. 2
Virus overlay protein binding assay with CHIKV. The molecular weights of CHIKV binding proteins are shown on the left side. Lane L1-incubated with CHIKV, L2 – incubated with PBS, pH 7.4
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