Insect-symbiont interactions are known to play key roles in host functions and fitness. The common insect endosymbiont Wolbachia can reduce the ability of several human pathogens, including arboviruses and the malaria parasite, to replicate in insect hosts. Wolbachia does not naturally infect Aedes aegypti, the primary vector of dengue virus, but transinfected Ae. aegypti have anti-dengue virus properties and are currently being trialled as a dengue biocontrol strategy. Here, we assess the impact of Wolbachia infection of Ae. aegypti on the microbiome of wild mosquito populations (adults and larvae) collected from release sites in Cairns, Australia, by profiling 16S rRNA gene using next generation sequencing. Our data indicate that Wolbachia reduces the relative abundance of a large proportion of bacterial taxa in Ae. aegypti adults, that is in accordance with the known pathogen-blocking effects of Wolbachia on a variety of bacteria and viruses. In adults, several of the most abundant bacterial genera were found to undergo significant shifts in relative abundance. However, the genera showing the greatest changes in relative abundance in Wolbachia-infected adults represented a low proportion of the total microbiome. In addition, there was little effect of Wolbachia infection on the relative abundance of bacterial taxa in larvae, or on species diversity (accounting for species richness and evenness together) detected in adults or larvae. These results offer insight into the effects of Wolbachia on the Ae. aegypti microbiome in a native setting, an important consideration for field releases of Wolbachia into the population.
larvae_unsum_fulldata_rawcounts
Larvae: Raw sequence counts assigned to OTUs (97% identity threshold) without any filtering or summarizing. Post Wolbachia sequence removal.
adults_unsum_fulldata_rawcounts
Adults: Raw sequence counts assigned to OTUs (97% identity threshold) without any filtering or summarizing. Post Wolbachia sequence removal.
larvae_otu_table_noWol_L2
Larvae: QIIME OTU table summarized at L2 (phylum). Post Wolbachia removal. No filtering for low count OTUs.
otu_table_noWol_L2.txt
larvae_otu_table_noWol_L3
Larvae: QIIME OTU table summarized at L3 (class). Post Wolbachia removal. No filtering for low count OTUs.
otu_table_noWol_L3.txt
larvae_otu_table_noWol_L4
Larvae: QIIME OTU table summarized at L4 (order). Post Wolbachia removal. No filtering for low count OTUs.
otu_table_noWol_L4.txt
larvae_otu_table_noWol_L5
Larvae: QIIME OTU table summarized at L5 (family). Post Wolbachia removal. No filtering for low count OTUs.
otu_table_noWol_L5.txt
larvae_otu_table_noWol_L6
Larvae: QIIME OTU table summarized at L6 (genus). Post Wolbachia removal. No filtering for low count OTUs.
otu_table_noWol_L6.txt
adults_otu_table_noWol_L2
Adults: QIIME OTU table summarized at L2 (phylum). Post Wolbachia removal. No filtering for low count OTUs.
otu_table_noWol_L2.txt
adults_otu_table_noWol_L3
Adults: QIIME OTU table summarized at L3 (class). Post Wolbachia removal. No filtering for low count OTUs.
otu_table_noWol_L3.txt
adults_dotu_table_noWol_L4
Adults: QIIME OTU table summarized at L4 (order). Post Wolbachia removal. No filtering for low count OTUs.
otu_table_noWol_L4.txt
adults_otu_table_noWol_L5
Adults: QIIME OTU table summarized at L5 (family). Post Wolbachia removal. No filtering for low count OTUs.
otu_table_noWol_L5.txt
adults_otu_table_noWol_L6
Adults: QIIME OTU table summarized at L6 (genus). Post Wolbachia removal. No filtering for low count OTUs.
otu_table_noWol_L6.txt
Larvae_unsum_edgeR_pooled_all
Differential relative abundance calculated using phyloseq/edgeR with collection sites pooled to compare all Wolbachia-negative samples to all Wolbachia-positive samples. Input files were QIIME OTU tables (unsummarized, 97% identity threshold) that have been filtered for Wolbachia and for low-count OTUs.
Larvae_unsum_edgeR_glm_all
Differential relative abundance in Wolbachia-negative samples compared to Wolbachia-positive samples, calculated using phyloseq/edgeR with a linear model to include collection site as a factor. Input files were QIIME OTU tables (unsummarized, 97% identity threshold) that have been filtered for Wolbachia and for low-count OTUs.
Larvae_L6sum_edgeR_pooled_all
Differential relative abundance calculated using phyloseq/edgeR with collection sites pooled to compare all Wolbachia-negative samples to all Wolbachia-positive samples. Input files were QIIME OTU tables (summarized at L6, genus) that have been filtered for Wolbachia and for low-count OTUs.
Larvae_L6sum_edgeR_glm_all
Differential relative abundance in Wolbachia-negative samples compared to Wolbachia-positive samples, calculated using phyloseq/edgeR with a linear model to include collection site as a factor. Input files were QIIME OTU tables (summarized at L6, genus) that have been filtered for Wolbachia and for low-count OTUs.
Adults_unsum_edgeR_pooled_all
Differential relative abundance calculated using phyloseq/edgeR with collection sites pooled to compare all Wolbachia-negative samples to all Wolbachia-positive samples. Input files were QIIME OTU tables (unsummarized, 97% identity threshold) that have been filtered for Wolbachia and for low-count OTUs.
Adults_unsum_edgeR_glm_all
Differential relative abundance in Wolbachia-negative samples compared to Wolbachia-positive samples, calculated using phyloseq/edgeR with a linear model to include collection site as a factor. Input files were QIIME OTU tables (unsummarized, 97% identity threshold) that have been filtered for Wolbachia and for low-count OTUs.
Adults_L6sum_edgeR_pooled_all
Differential relative abundance calculated using phyloseq/edgeR with collection sites pooled to compare all Wolbachia-negative samples to all Wolbachia-positive samples. Input files were QIIME OTU tables (summarized at L6, genus) that have been filtered for Wolbachia and for low-count OTUs.
Adults_L6sum_edgeR_glm_all
Differential relative abundance in Wolbachia-negative samples compared to Wolbachia-positive samples, calculated using phyloseq/edgeR with a linear model to include collection site as a factor. Input files were QIIME OTU tables (summarized at L6, genus) that have been filtered for Wolbachia and for low-count OTUs.
README
README file pertaining to all uploads.