| biotic and abiotic factors shape the microbiota of wild-caught populations of the arbovirus vector culicoides imicola. | biting midges of the genus culicoides are known vectors of arboviruses affecting human and animal health. however, little is known about culicoides imicola microbiota and its influence on this insect's biology. in this study, the impact of biotic and abiotic factors on c. imicola microbiota was characterized using shotgun-metagenomic sequencing of whole-body dna samples. wild-caught c. imicola adult nulliparous females were sampled in two locations from sicily, italy. the climatic variables of t ... | 2018 | 30058755 |