Our research focuses on microbiome community in mosquito at the scale of individual organs using metagenomic analysis we study symbionts in ovaries, midgut and salivary glands. By preventing cross contamination during dissection we aim to study how these microbes affect mosquito biology at front scale. and adding targeted control methods.
Working with individual organs it's really complex because we need to work on them intact without causing any damage or contamination between organs. Plus we only have a small amount of genetic material available. Research on vector mosquitoes typically focuses on the world organism.
However, interactions between viruses, bacteria and mosquitoes can differ depending mosquito specific organ. By carefully dissecting and isolating mosquito organs we can study each compartment individually and gain a better understanding of how these interactions function.
