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The Role of Midgut Symbiotic Bacteria in Resistance of Anopheles Stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae) to Organophosphate Insecticides Publisher Pubmed



Soltani A1 ; Vatandoost H2 ; Oshaghi MA2 ; Enayati AA3 ; Chavshin AR4
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  1. 1. Research Center for Health Sciences, Institute of Health, Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health and National Institute of Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. School of Public Health and Health Research Centre, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  4. 4. Social Determinants of Health Research Center and Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran

Source: Pathogens and Global Health Published:2017


Abstract

In the current study, the effects of the presence of symbiotic bacteria on the activity of the enzymes involved in An. stephensi resistance to temephos are evaluated for the first time. Four different strains (I. susceptible strain, II. resistant strain, III. resistant strain + antibiotic, and IV. resistant strain + bacteria) were considered in order to determine the possible effects of the symbiotic bacteria on their hosts’ resistance to temephos. The median values of all enzymes of susceptible strain were compared with those of other resistant strains. The results of this study indicated a direct relationship between the presence of bacteria in the symbiotic organs of An. stephensi and resistance to temephos. The profile of enzymatic activities in the resistant strain changed to a susceptible status after adding antibiotic. The resistance of An. stephensi to temephos could be completely broken artificially by removing their bacterial symbionts in a resistant population. © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
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