Gut Bacteria Diversity and Alpha-Cypermethrin Resistance in Aedes Aegypti from Puducherry

Puducherry, India, is the geographic scope for this research dataset. It details the culturable gut bacteria isolated from resistant and susceptible populations of the mosquito Stegomyia aegypti (Aedes aegypti) and their role in conferring resistance to the insecticide alpha-cypermethrin. The data includes 35 bacterial isolates, bacterial load quantification, and mortality rates following antibiotic treatment, authored by Mahima K Mani and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Identify bacterial taxa associated with insecticide resistance based on the described abundance of Bacillota and Pseudomonadota.
• Model the relationship between gut bacterial load and resistance status using the quantified bacterial load data.
• Assess the impact of microbiota suppression on mortality rates using the antibiotic treatment results.
• Screen for bacterial isolates with potential insecticide degradation capabilities based on growth in alpha-CP supplemented media.

Strengths

• Includes 35 identified bacterial isolates from resistant and susceptible mosquito populations.
• Provides specific mortality rates (vancomycin 97%, gentamicin 95%, streptomycin 92%) following antibiotic treatment.
• Quantifies bacterial load differences between resistant and susceptible populations.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is a 1.2 MB PDF, which may require extraction of underlying tabular data.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Mosquito larvae were collected from Puducherry, India, reared, and tested for insecticide susceptibility. Gut bacteria were isolated, identified via MALDI-TOF MS and 16S rRNA sequencing, and tested for degradation ability.

Time Range

The study period is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 05:28:58; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Puducherry, India.