Aedes albopictus infection by the native bacterium Elizabethkingia anophelis in Southern Mexico.

Objective: To evaluate the presence of Elizabethkingia anophelis infection in Aedes albopictus wild populations of Southern Mexico.

Materials And Methods: Eight sites were selected to collect Aedes albopictus in the Soconusco region, Chiapas, females were analyzed to amplify the Gyrase B gene by PCR, the minimum infection rate of E. anopheliswas calculated and its species was determined by sequencing and phylogeny.