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

35 culturable gut bacterial isolates were obtained from resistant and susceptible Stegomyia aegypti (Aedes aegypti) populations in Puducherry, India. The data, authored by Mahima K Mani and last updated in April 2026, includes bacterial identification, load quantification, and results from antibiotic suppression and in vitro degradation assays. It links higher microbial diversity and specific bacterial families to confirmed resistance against the insecticide alpha-cypermethrin.

Use Cases

• Modeling the association between gut bacterial diversity and insecticide resistance status based on the described microbial profiles.
• Identifying potential bacterial candidates for bioremediation based on the in vitro growth in alpha-cypermethrin-supplemented media.
• Analyzing shifts in dominant bacterial phyla (Bacillota, Pseudomonadota) and families (Bacillaceae, Enterobacteriaceae) between resistant and susceptible mosquito populations.

Strengths

• Includes 35 identified bacterial isolates from characterized mosquito populations.
• Links concrete experimental results (antibiotic treatment increasing mortality up to 97%) to the hypothesized resistance mechanism.
• Data is associated with a specific, described methodology including MALDI-TOF MS, 16S rRNA sequencing, and qPCR.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The 1.3 MB size suggests the dataset is small, potentially containing summary results rather than raw sequencing reads.

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 subjected to antibiotic and degradation assays.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 05:28:59; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Puducherry, India