Phylogenomics reveals the history of host use in mosquitoes

John Soghigian, Charles Sither, Silvia Andrade Justi, Gen Morinaga, Brian K. Cassel, Christopher J. Vitek, Todd Livdahl, Siyang Xia, Andrea Gloria-Soria, Jeffrey R. Powell, Thomas Zavortink, Christopher M. Hardy, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, Lawrence E. Reeves, Richard C. Wilkerson, Robert R. Dunn, David K. Yeates, Maria Anice Sallum, Brian D. Byrd, Michelle D. Trautwein, Yvonne-Marie Linton, Michael H. Reiskind and Brian M. Wiegmann ()
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John Soghigian: North Carolina State University
Charles Sither: North Carolina State University
Silvia Andrade Justi: Smithsonian Institution Museum Support Center
Gen Morinaga: University of Calgary
Brian K. Cassel: North Carolina State University
Christopher J. Vitek: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Todd Livdahl: Clark University
Siyang Xia: Yale University
Andrea Gloria-Soria: Yale University
Jeffrey R. Powell: Yale University
Thomas Zavortink: University of California
Christopher M. Hardy: CSIRO Land and Water
Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena: University of Florida
Lawrence E. Reeves: University of Florida
Richard C. Wilkerson: Smithsonian Institution Museum Support Center
Robert R. Dunn: North Carolina State University
David K. Yeates: CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure
Maria Anice Sallum: Faculdade de Saude Publica, Universidade de Sao Paulo
Brian D. Byrd: Western Carolina University
Michelle D. Trautwein: California Academy of Sciences
Yvonne-Marie Linton: Smithsonian Institution Museum Support Center
Michael H. Reiskind: North Carolina State University
Brian M. Wiegmann: North Carolina State University

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Abstract Mosquitoes have profoundly affected human history and continue to threaten human health through the transmission of a diverse array of pathogens. The phylogeny of mosquitoes has remained poorly characterized due to difficulty in taxonomic sampling and limited availability of genomic data beyond the most important vector species. Here, we used phylogenomic analysis of 709 single copy ortholog groups from 256 mosquito species to produce a strongly supported phylogeny that resolves the position of the major disease vector species and the major mosquito lineages. Our analyses support an origin of mosquitoes in the early Triassic (217 MYA [highest posterior density region: 188–250 MYA]), considerably older than previous estimates. Moreover, we utilize an extensive database of host associations for mosquitoes to show that mosquitoes have shifted to feeding upon the blood of mammals numerous times, and that mosquito diversification and host-use patterns within major lineages appear to coincide in earth history both with major continental drift events and with the diversification of vertebrate classes.

Date: 2023
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