ABSTRACT Armigeres subalbatus is medically significant vector for filarial worms and the Japanese encephalitis virus. Shotgun metagenomic sequencing was employed to investigate the bacterial communities in A. subalbatus mosquitoes. The diversity metrics (Shannon H′, Simpson 1‐D, Berger‐Parker) were calculated for larval and adult stages. De novo assembly and binning were used to recover metagenome‐assembled genomes (MAGs) with > 82% completeness and 10,000 TPM in adults) dominated adults, while larval expression was balanced among housekeeping functions. The microbiome undergoes significant restructuring during mosquito development, shifting from diverse larval communities to metabolically active, low‐diversity adult assemblages. Recovered MAGs provide a genomic basis for future studies on mosquito microbiota dynamics and functions.
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