Overabundance of Asaia and Serratia Bacteria Is Associated with Deltamethrin Insecticide Susceptibility in Anopheles coluzzii from Agboville, Côte d'Ivoire

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Authors
Pelloquin B, Kristan M, Edi C, Meiwald A, Clark E, Jeffries CL, Walker T, Dada N, Messenger LA
Journal
Microbiology spectrum
Year
2021
Keywords:
Anopheles coluzzii, Asaia, Côte d’Ivoire, Serratia, deltamethrin, insecticide resistance, malaria, microbiota
Insecticide resistance among mosquito species is now a pervasive phenomenon that threatens to jeopardize global malaria vector control efforts. Evidence of links between the mosquito microbiota and insecticide resistance is emerging, with significant enrichment of insecticide degrading bacteria and enzymes in resistant populations. Using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing, we characterized and compared the microbiota of Anopheles coluzzii in relation to their deltamethrin resistance and exposure profiles. Comparisons between 2- and 3-day-old deltamethrin-resistant and -susceptible mosquitoes demonstrated significant differences in microbiota diversity. Ochrobactrum, Lysinibacillus, and Stenotrophomonas genera, each of which comprised insecticide-degrading species, were significantly enriched in resistant mosquitoes. Susceptible mosquitoes had a significant reduction in alpha diversity compared to resistant individuals, with Asaia and Serratia dominating microbial profiles. There was no significant difference in deltamethrin-exposed and -unexposed 5- to 6-day-old individuals, suggesting that insecticide exposure had minimal impact on microbial composition. Serratia and Asaia were also dominant in 5- to 6-day-old mosquitoes, which had reduced microbial diversity compared to 2- to 3-day-old mosquitoes. Our findings revealed significant alterations of Anopheles coluzzii microbiota associated with deltamethrin resistance, highlighting the potential for identification of novel microbial markers for insecticide resistance surveillance. qPCR detection of Serratia and Asaia was consistent with 16S rRNA sequencing, suggesting that population-level field screening of bacterial microbiota may be feasibly integrated into wider resistance monitoring, if reliable and reproducible markers associated with phenotype can be identified. IMPORTANCE Control of insecticide-resistant vector populations remains a significant challenge to global malaria control and while substantial progress has been made elucidating key target site mutations, overexpressed detoxification enzymes and alternate gene families, the contribution of the mosquito microbiota to phenotypic insecticide resistance has been largely overlooked. We focused on determining the effects of deltamethrin resistance intensity on Anopheles coluzzii microbiota and identifying any microbial taxa associated with phenotype. We demonstrated a significant reduction in microbial diversity between deltamethrin-resistant and -susceptible mosquitoes. Insecticide degrading bacterial species belonging to Ochrobactrum, Lysinibacillus, and Stenotrophomonas genera were significantly enriched in resistant mosquitoes, while Asaia and Serratia dominated microbial profiles of susceptible individuals. Our results revealed significant alterations of Anopheles coluzzii microbiota associated with deltamethrin resistance, highlighting the potential for identification of novel microbial markers for surveillance and opportunities for designing innovative control techniques to prevent the further evolution and spread of insecticide resistance.

Experiment 1


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Subjects

Location of subjects
Côte d'Ivoire
Host species Species from which microbiome was sampled. Contact us to have more species added.
Anopheles coluzzii
Body site Anatomical site where microbial samples were extracted from according to the Uber Anatomy Ontology
Blood vessel Region of vascular tree organ,Vas sanguineum,Vascular element,Vascular tree organ region,Blood vessel,blood vessel
Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Insecticide insecticides,Insecticide,insecticide
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Susceptible + Control mosquitoes (2 to 3 days old)
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Resistant mosquitoes (2 to 3 days old)
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Resistant mosquitoes refers to mosquitoes that survived 60 min (2 to 3 days old) postexposure to 5×, or 10× deltamethrin.
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
129
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
51

Lab analysis

Sequencing type
16S
16S variable region One or more hypervariable region(s) of the bacterial 16S gene
V3-V4
Sequencing platform Manufacturer and experimental platform used for quantifying microbial abundance
Illumina

Statistical Analysis

Data transformation Data transformation applied to microbial abundance measurements prior to differential abundance testing (if any).
centered log-ratio
Statistical test
ANCOM
Significance threshold p-value or FDR threshold used for differential abundance testing (if any)
0.05
MHT correction Have statistical tests be corrected for multiple hypothesis testing (MHT)?
Yes
Matched on Factors on which subjects have been matched on in a case-control study
age


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Source: In text of the "Serratia and Asaia dominated in older and younger susceptible An. coluzzii." section and Fig. S5

Description: Differential abundance of taxa between susceptible, resistant and control mosquitoes using ANCOM

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Resistant mosquitoes (2 to 3 days old)

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Serratia
Asaia

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Subjects

Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Resistant + Control mosquitoes (2 to 3 days old)
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Susceptible mosquitoes (2 to 3 days old)
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Susceptible mosquitoes refers to the mosquitoes knocked down after exposure to 1× deltamethrin
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
93
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
87

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

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Source: In text of the "Serratia and Asaia dominated in older and younger susceptible An. coluzzii." section and Fig. S5

Description: Differential abundance of taxa between susceptible, resistant and control mosquitoes using ANCOM

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Susceptible mosquitoes (2 to 3 days old)

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Enterobacteriaceae
Ochrobactrum
Lysinibacillus

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Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Susceptible + Resistant mosquitoes (2 to 3 days old)
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Control mosquitoes (2 to 3 days old)
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Control mosquitoes refers to mosquitoes that were unexposed to insecticide (comprising a mix of age-matched individuals of unknown phenotype). They are mosquitoes from control bottle which were alive 60 minutes after the initiation of bioassay
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
138
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
42

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

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Source: In text of the "Serratia and Asaia dominated in older and younger susceptible An. coluzzii." section and Fig. S5

Description: Differential abundance of taxa between susceptible, resistant and control mosquitoes using ANCOM

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Control mosquitoes (2 to 3 days old)

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Enterobacteriaceae
Ochrobactrum
Lysinibacillus

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Experiment 4


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Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Control mosquitoes (2 to 3 days old)
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Susceptible mosquitoes (2 to 3 days old)
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Susceptible mosquitoes refers to the mosquitoes knocked down after exposure to 1× deltamethrin
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
42
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
87

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Data transformation Data transformation applied to microbial abundance measurements prior to differential abundance testing (if any).
log transformation
Statistical test
Linear Regression

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
decreased
Faith Phylogenetic diversity, takes into account phylogenetic distance of all taxa identified in a sample
decreased

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Source: Table S5

Description: Differential abundance of taxa present in 2-3 day old Anopheles coluzzii (susceptible and control mosquitoes), as computed by Songbird.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Susceptible mosquitoes (2 to 3 days old)

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Allorhizobium-Neorhizobium-Pararhizobium-RhizobiumAllorhizobium-Neorhizobium-Pararhizobium-Rhizobium
Rhodococcus
Haemophilus
Sphingomonas
Escherichia/Shigella sp.
Ochrobactrum
Micrococcus
Bradyrhizobium
Corynebacterium afermentans subsp. afermentans
Bacillus
Streptococcus
Aeromonas
Staphylococcus
Finegoldia
Enhydrobacter
Alphaproteobacteria
Acinetobacter
Delftia
Stenotrophomonas
Enterobacteriaceae
Lysinibacillus
Kocuria marina
Corynebacterium 1Corynebacterium 1
Chryseobacterium
Cutibacterium
Micrococcaceae
Rothia
Lactobacillus

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Source: Table S5

Description: Differential abundance of taxa present in 2-3 day old Anopheles coluzzii (susceptible and control mosquitoes), as computed by Songbird.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Susceptible mosquitoes (2 to 3 days old)

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Cloacibacterium
Acinetobacter
Acidimicrobiia
Allorhizobium-Neorhizobium-Pararhizobium-RhizobiumAllorhizobium-Neorhizobium-Pararhizobium-Rhizobium
Carnobacterium
Kocuria
Aerococcus
Enterobacteriaceae
uncultured Chroococcidiopsis sp.
Asaia
Serratia

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Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Resistant mosquitoes (2 to 3 days old)
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
51

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Matched on Factors on which subjects have been matched on in a case-control study
Not specified

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
decreased
Faith Phylogenetic diversity, takes into account phylogenetic distance of all taxa identified in a sample
decreased

Signature 1

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Source: Table S5

Description: Differential abundance of taxa present in 2-3 day old Anopheles coluzzii (susceptible and resistant mosquitoes), as computed by Songbird.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Susceptible mosquitoes (2 to 3 days old)

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Stenotrophomonas
Ochrobactrum
Lysinibacillus
Alphaproteobacteria
Kocuria marina
Corynebacterium afermentans subsp. afermentans
Allorhizobium-Neorhizobium-Pararhizobium-RhizobiumAllorhizobium-Neorhizobium-Pararhizobium-Rhizobium
uncultured Chroococcidiopsis sp.
Rothia
Acidimicrobiia
Acinetobacter
Delftia
Carnobacterium
Enterobacteriaceae
Streptococcus
Staphylococcus
Lactobacillus
Finegoldia
Rhodococcus
Cutibacterium
Corynebacterium 1Corynebacterium 1
Bradyrhizobium
Enhydrobacter
Sphingomonas

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Source: Table S5

Description: Differential abundance of taxa present in 2-3 day old Anopheles coluzzii (susceptible and resistant mosquitoes), as computed by Songbird.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Susceptible mosquitoes (2 to 3 days old)

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Bacillus
Serratia
Micrococcaceae
Cloacibacterium
Aeromonas
Asaia
Chryseobacterium
Micrococcus
Acinetobacter
Escherichia/Shigella sp.
Haemophilus
Enterobacteriaceae
Kocuria
Aerococcus

Revision editor(s): KateRasheed